Second half push not enough as Stags fall to Sagehens 3-1

CLAREMONT, Calif. – A three-score deficit with 30 minutes remaining proved to be too much to overcome for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's soccer team, as it lost its final road match of the season, 3-1 to Pomona-Pitzer on Oct. 28. The loss dropped CMS to 6-7-4 overall, 6-6-3 in SCIAC with its final match of the season on Oct. 31 at home against Occidental.

Junior midfielder Mehron Abdi (CMC) put CMS on the board in the 81^st minute with a goal just inside the left post which brought CMS within two scores at 3-1. Abdi has three goals on the season and two in as many matches including the winning goal in the final second against Cal Lu on Oct. 24.

A few minutes after Abdi's goal, junior midfielder Michael Crowley (CMC) nearly scored for the Stags on a direct kick at the 84:54 mark, but his attempt went wide. CMS would not get another shot attempt off against Pomona-Pitzer during the final five minutes of the match.

To start, the match remained scoreless until the 29^th minute when Max DeWit gave Pomona-Pitzer a 1-0 lead off of an assist from Voja Maric. Pomona-Pitzer cushioned its lead in the 34^th minute when Aidan Ferrer found the back of the net.

The Stags managed just two shots against the Sagehens in the first half.

Pomona-Pitzer pushed its lead out to 3-0 in the 60^th minute with Peter Rentzepis' goal.

In the second half, CMS put two shots on goal, one by senior forward Taylor Lemmon (CMC) in the 63^rd minute and the other by Crowley.

CMS sophomore goalie Daniel Cui (CMC) came away with six saves on the afternoon.

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By Chris Watts
Director of Athletics Communication
Claremont McKenna College

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