WHEELING, W.Va. (Sept. 18) – The Wheeling University men's soccer team's was defeated 2-0 by West Virginia Wesleyan in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) match Wednesday night at Bishop Schmitt Field.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score: West Virginia Wesleyan 2, Wheeling 0 (Box Score)
• Records: Wheeling (1-2, 0-1 MEC) | West Virginia Wesleyan (3-1, 2-0 MEC)
• Location: Bishop Schmitt Field - Wheeling West Virginia

• The Bobcats took advantage of a foul inside the box in the 24th-minute to take a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick.
• High-quality chances were hard to come by for both teams, as shots stood at two apiece after 45 minutes of play.
• The Cardinals had a scoring chances in the 52nd and 56th minutes on shots by sophomore Miguel Martin (El Tigre, Venezuela / Marcet Football Academy) and Gaizka Redondo (Vizcaya, Spain / Salesianos Duesto), but the Wesleyan goalkeeper denied both opportunities.
• West Virginia Wesleyan notched an insurance marker in the 77th-minute on a second penalty-kick goal to put the match away for the visitors.

• The Cardinals held a 12-to-7 edge in shots, including a 10-to-2 advantage in shots on-goal.
• Both teams had four corner-kick attempts.
• West Virginia Wesleyan was credited with holding possession for 60 percent of the match.
• Luca Falconeri converted both of the penalty kicks for the Bobcats.

• The Cardinals will travel to Maryland on Sunday, September 22 when they take on Frostburg State in a MEC contest at 1 p.m.
• A live stream of the match will be available online and on The Mountain East Digital Network OTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV).