Score: King's College (PA) 2 – Elmira College 0
Records: King's (14-3-1), Elmira (6-6-4)
Location: McCarthy Stadium – Wilkes-Barre, PA
 
Wilkes-Barre, PA -- The Elmira College men's soccer team looked to return to their winning ways tonight but the Soaring Eagles hit a roadblock in the form of King's College (PA), as the Monarchs earned a 2-0 victory at McCarthy Stadium in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Elmira's Kevin Huggins '16 made five saves in tonight's contest.
 
EC began the night in good form, as two of their first three shots of the game found their way on frame. Both shots on goal were saved however by King's goalkeeper Owen Geedy, who made the pair of saves in the game's opening 20 minutes.
 
King's nearly broke through in the 30th minute, when Raul Cruz headed a ball that looked to beat EC's Huggins. Cruz's header attempt, which was created on a corner kick opportunity, was saved at the last second by an Elmira defender to keep the game knotted a 0-0.
 
However, Cruz's close call was just a sign of things to come from the Monarch offense, as Brendan Raab scored from 15 yards out in the opening two minutes of the second half to give King's a 1-0 lead. The Monarchs would add to that lead in the 70th minute on a Brian Fenster goal, which all but sealed a 2-0 win for the home team.
 
Turning Point
Elmira hung tough with a King's squad that had won seven of its last nine contests, including a victory over No. 8 nationally ranked, and previously unbeaten, Eastern University in their most recent outing. EC played the Monarchs to a 0-0 score line through the first half but the first two minutes of the second stanza proved to be disastrous for the Soaring Eagles, as Brendan Raab scored the eventual game-winning goal for King's.  
 
Inside the Box Score

• King's held a decisive 21-to-8 advantage in shots, including an 8-to-4 lead in shots on target.
• Corner kick opportunities were also heavily in favor of the Monarchs, 6-1.
• Both Monarch goals were scored in the second half in the 47th and 70th minutes.
• Elmira's Kevin Huggins '16 made five saves, including three in the second half of tonight's game.
• Michael Bryant '17, Donte Donegal '18, and John Broyles '19 shared the team-lead in shots with two apiece.
• Bryant and Donegal put both of their attempts on target.

 
News and Notes

• Michael Bryant's eight-game goal streak came to an end tonight.
• EC suffered its first shutout since September 15th, when RIT blanked Elmira on the road.
• Tonight's shutout loss is also EC's second scoreless game of the season.
• Elmira concludes its portion of the 2015 regular season road schedule with a 2-4-2 record in away contests.

 
Up Next
The Soaring Eagles will look to bounce back from today's loss this Saturday, October 31st, when Elmira welcomes St. John Fisher College to Campus Field for a 3:00 p.m. Empire 8 Conference contest. Saturday's bout with the Cardinals marks the final home game of the 2015 regular season for Elmira and will also serve as EC's Class of 2016 Recognition Day.