The Shippensburg University men’s soccer team lost to Shepherd, 2-1, in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division action Wednesday at the Shepherd Soccer Complex.
Shepherd’s Ebenezer Solomon scored the opening goal five minutes before halftime. Josue Guzman added a second goal four minutes into the second half.
Shippensburg freshman Zac Slevin scored with 12 minutes remaining. Slevin intercepted an attempted clearance near the top of the penalty area and scored with his left foot.
The Raiders nearly tied the game one minute later, but Kyle Ganley redirected a free kick wide of the net.
Shippensburg held a 4-3 advantage in shots on goal.
The Raiders fell to 1-2-2 overall and 1-2-0 in the PSAC East. Shepherd improved to 3-1-2 overall and 1-1-1 in conference play.
Shippensburg will host Slippery Rock at 2 p.m. Saturday at David See Field.
