GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. -- The Gwynedd Mercy University Men's Soccer suffered a 3-2 setback to Delaware Valley University on Tuesday afternoon in the Griffins final regular season non-conference match-up.
Nick Miller scored the lone goal in the first half for the Aggies (5-5-1) off of a corner play in the 40th minute that he played off of his head from teammate Austin Daniels.
In the second half, both teams combined for four goals with the Griffins striking first. A
Chris Black penalty shot in the 65th minute tied the contest at 1-1. Unfortunately Del Val responded with a goal in the 66th minute on Miller's second goal of the game assisted by Justin Scarano.
Miller would record the hat trick with his third goal of the game in the 76th minute when his shot outside of the eighteen found the back of the net for a 3-1 lead.
The Griffins (6-6) would not go away, rallying in the 77th minute when
Danny Saba scored on a cross from brother
Matt Saba to cut the lead to 3-2.
Gwynedd would have two more chances to tie the game with opportunities in the 82nd and 84th minutes but Del Val goalie Connor Hedgepeth would keep the Griffins out of the net.
Hedgepeth finished the day with seven saves. The Griffins played a trio of goalies on the day, with
Kace Peters and
Tyler Blair each recording a save.
GMercyU returns back to action on Saturday when they will host Cabrini to celebrate homecoming weekend. Game time is scheduled for a 12 p.m. start.
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