Wesleyan men fall to Division II Catawba by a 3-2 score

Rocky Mount, NC - After fighting to a 1-1 tie at the break, Catawba College netted two second half goals to down North Carolina Wesleyan by a 3-2 score in Saturday's non-conference men's soccer action at Scalf Field. The Indians tallied scores in the 68th and 83rd minutes to down the Battling Bishops, who now stand at 3-3-0 on the season.

NCWC got on the board first when freshman Michael Muhseler booted home a deflected shot by Edgar Zaldivar in the box at the 32:41 mark. Catawba answered with a goal by Andrew Landry just minutes before intermission. Landry headed home a perfect corner kick by Alain Lengliz to knot the score at 1-1.

In the second half, Muhseler struck again when he netted a through ball from Zaldivar in the 55th minute.  The 2-1 lead, however, would not stand as the Indians (3-4-0) answered with scores by Kevin Sorensen and Carson Smith.

NCWC keeper Philipp Uttikal suffered his first loss in goal, making seven saves on 14 Indian shots. Catawba goalie Tyler Held tallied 10 saves on 27 Bishop shots.

NC Wesleyan returns to action on Wednesday when the Bishops host regional rival Virginia Wesleyan College. Game time is slated for 4:00 p.m. at Scalf Field and will feature both live stats and webcasting.

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