UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A great heads-up play by Evan Schweickert led to a Mustapha Sowe goal in the 13th minute, but back-to-back Penn State goals in the 20th and 21st minutes killed any momentum as American University men's soccer eventually fell 3-1 on Monday night at Jeffrey Field.
 
QUICK NOTABLES

• Sowe started for the first time on Monday night and continued an impressive goal-scoring run by AU's freshman class, as all three AU goals this season have been scored by freshmen.
• Schweickert picked up his first career assist on the play.
• Lorenzo Gordon matched his season-high with five saves on the night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After Schweickert sent a shot wide at the 11:56 mark, Penn State tried to clear the ball out to the midfield. But Schweickert intercepted a mid-range pass and the Eagles had a numbers advantage on the attack.
• Schweickert sent a short feed to Sowe, who deked one defender before blasting a shot to the bottom right part of the net for his first career goal.
• The Eagles had a couple more good chances but two shots by Zemi Rodriguez and Mattias Cooper were saved by the Nittany Lions.
• In the 20th minute, Penn State found the equalizer after Seth Kuhn fired a rocket pass that redirected off Andrew Privett past Gordon.
• Less than a minute later, an aggressive Penn State attack jumped ahead with a nifty heel-kick goal after AU couldn't clear the initial ball out of the box.
• The Eagles were able to draw back-to-back corner kicks in the 33rd minute but couldn't generate a quality chance and went to halftime down 2-1.
• Penn State gained an insurance goal in the 55th minute after Danny Bloyou scored on a diving header.
• American had four shots in the final 10 minutes, including a great chance from Mattias Cooper, but couldn't find the back of the net.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• It was a high-paced game with American firing off 14 shots compared to 17 for Penn State.
• Penn State held a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.
• Cooper and David Coly led the team with three shots apiece.

UP NEXT

• AU will remain on the road when they travel to face Longwood on Saturday, Sept. 11.
• Kickoff in Farmville, Va., is scheduled for 7 pm.
• The Eagles will return to Reeves Field on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 3 pm against Delaware.  

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• For the latest on American University Men's Soccer, stay tuned to AUEagles.com and follow the team on Twitter (@AU_MSoccer), Facebook (/AU.MSoccer) and Instagram (@au.msoccer).