The American University men's soccer team travelled to Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday night to take on No. 17 Pennsylvania in a non-conference contest, where the Eagles came up on the short end of a 1-0 double overtime decision.

The difference in the match was a 107th minute goal by Penn's Michael Kozak, his first score of the season. The play was setup off a shot by Loukas Tasigianis moments before, which was saved by American goalkeeper Billy Knutsen. But Kozak's rebound got by Knutsen for the game-winner.

Knutsen, a freshman from San Francisco, Calif., made seven saves in goal for American (6-6, 3-0 Patriot League) in his collegiate debut.

Through regulation, the match was nearly even on the stat sheet, as each squad had recorded six shots in the first 90 minutes. But Penn (9-2, 2-0 Ivy League) took control in the extra time, firing eight total shots compared to only two for the Eagles. Knutsen made four saves in the six-plus minutes the double overtime session before surrendering the Kozak goal.

Nick Kapus led the Eagles with three shots in the match while five other Eagles registered one shot apiece.

Ben Berg made four saves in net for Penn, which is currently ranked 17th in the NSCAA national poll.

"It was a great team effort tonight," Head Coach Todd West commented. "I am proud of Billy Knutsen, Patrick Mehlert, and Tyler Collins, who made their first college starts. Mark Wysocki was also very good in central midfield. At worst I thought we would have left with a 0-0 draw; however, one mistake near the end of the second OT cost us.  We will stew on this for 24 hours, and then put it behind us and get ready for Navy on Saturday."

The Eagles will return to action this Saturday, October 16 when they host Navy in a Patriot League matchup. The action from Reeves Field will culminate at 1 p.m., and it can be watched live on Eagles Vision TV, part of AUeagles.com.