WHEELING, W.Va(Sept. 26)- The Wheeling University Cardinals Men's Rugby team welcomed the Golden Bears of Kutztown University to Bishop Schmitt Field for their third Atlantic Rugby Conference matchup. After a high-scoring match, the Cardinals would fall 37-36 at the last second.

Wheeling got on the board first as senior Taku Musingwini scored and converted a Try, making it 7-0 early.

Musingwini later converted a penalty kick to push the lead to 10-5 after Kutztown got on the board with a Try from Isaac Russell.

Senior Alex Nyamunda added to the lead with a Try of his own to put the Cardinals by 10 points.

However, the Golden Bears answered with 19 unanswered points on Try's by Chris Pecora, Tatenda Runyowa, and Ben Parkinson, including two converted Try's by Ben Collison to go into the half up 24-15.

After Kutztown scored another Try to start the second half, the Cardinals answered with 21 unanswered points of their own to take a 36-29 lead. Nyamunda and Musingwini converted the first two tries, and sophomore Connor De Beer gave Wheeling the lead with Musingwini converting the Try.

Even with the Cardinals' comeback, Kutztown did not go away as Ben Collison cut the lead to 36-34 with five minutes left in the contest.

After a crucial Wheeling Penalty at the 79:27 mark, Ben Collison would shatter the hopes of a Cardinal victory with a match-winning Penalty Kick to give Kutztown the 37-36 victory.

Wheeling falls to 1-2 on the season as the Golden Bears move 4-1.

The Cardinals will look to bounce back on the road for their next contest on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Walsh University.