BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The American University men's soccer team held Lehigh scoreless in the first half but fell victim to some fortuitous bounces for Lehigh as the Mountain Hawks defeated American on Friday night, 3-0.
 
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• Lehigh scored three goals to kick off the second half, taking a 3-0 lead 26 minutes into the half.
• American added a goal late in the game, as senior Sam Hershey scored his second goal of the year.

• American had several chances to score in the first half, but the best came in the 13th minute, as a free kick landed at the feet of graduate student Cooper Nunn, whose shot from just a few yards away was blocked by a Lehigh defender for a corner kick.
• In the 16th minute, junior goalkeeper Matthew Tibbetts was called upon to make his only save of the first half, as he thwarted a dangerous shot from the Mountain Hawks.
• Just six minutes into the second half, Thomas Robertson broke through for the Mountain Hawks, a shot placed in the top-left corner to give Lehigh a 1-0 lead.
• Seven minutes later, it was Robertson again, scoring on aa rebound to give Lehigh a 2-0 lead.
• Lehigh added another thanks to a generous bounce. Yusef Gueye made it 3-0 for the Mountain Hawks in the 71st minute.
• In the 82nd minute, a beautiful ball from Nunn caused trouble for Lehigh's back line, and Hershey gathered control and chipped it over Lehigh's goalkeeper to get American on the board.
• On the attack, American created more chances and made the final minutes interesting, but Lehigh's lead was too big to overcome as the Mountain Hawks took the game, 3-1.

• Hershey's goal was his second of the season and his seventh in two seasons at AU.
• Tibbetts made three saves on the night.
• American had four corner kicks, while Lehigh had just one opportunity from the corner.

• The Eagles will be back in action on Tuesday, as American travels to Charlottesville, Va., for a matchup with Virginia at 7:00 p.m.

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