WHEELING, W.Va. (Oct. 20) - The Wheeling University men's soccer team was narrowly defeated 1-0 by Frostburg State Sunday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) contest.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score:  Frostburg State 1, Wheeling 0 (Box Score)
• Records: Wheeling (2-10, 1-9 MEC) | Frostburg State (6-6-1, 5-5-1 MEC)
• Location: Bishop Schmitt Field – Wheeling, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED

• There were few scoring opportunities for either side in the first half.
• Frostburg State limited the Cardinals to one shot attempt and took three of its own, but junior goalkeeper Josh Zimmerman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Franklin Regional) was up to the task each time.
• Zimmerman made a sliding stop in the sixth minute of the match that kept the game scoreless through the first 45 minutes.
• Frostburg State broke through in the 64^th-minute when the Bobcats took possession from about 30 yards out. 
• A cross from left to right found an open player near the goal, who beat a diving Zimmerman to the right side of the net to make the score 1-0.
• Wheeling did not go away quietly. Sophomore Miguel Martin (El Tigre, Venezuela/Marcet Football Academy) had a shot go just above the cross bar in the 84^th-minute.
• Two minutes later, Martin got behind the Frostburg State back line and had another chance for goal.
• The Bobcat goalkeeper came out of his net to stop a shot attempt and corralled a rebound shot attempt by senior Lucas Fievet (Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks) that kept the Cardinals off of the scoreboard.
• Frostburg State managed to kill off the remaining four minutes on the clock to send Wheeling to the narrow defeat.

MATCH NOTES

• Zimmerman made three saves in the loss, including one late in the match that kept the Cardinal deficit at one goal.
• Both team's had five shots on goal in the match, but Frostburg State attempted 11 corner kicks. Wheeling only attempted three.
• Frostburg State was tagged with 14 fouls, compared to the seven committed by Wheeling.

UP NEXT

• Wheeling will travel to Buckhannon, West Virginia on Wednesday, October 23 to take on West Virginia Wesleyan in a MEC match at 7 p.m.
• A live stream of the match will be available online and on The Mountain East Network OTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV).