NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Westminster men's soccer team won, 2-0, over Geneva in their Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opener at home Wednesday night.
Graduate student
Nick Iregui (Gig Harbor, WA / Charles Wright Academy) ignited the home crowd at UPMC Sports Complex as he broke a 0-0 tie late in the game with a goal in the 75th minute. Sophomore
David Stuebgen (Freedom, PA / Ambridge Area) broke away from the Geneva defense and passed a nice ball to Iregui who delivered once again. Shortly after, Iregui drew a foul in the box, setting up senior
Tyler Caterino's (Monessen, PA / Monessen) penalty kick goal and the Titans led 2-0.
Titan junior goalkeeper
Jad Jadallah (Canfield, OH / Canfield) collected seven saves in complete-game shutout – his third on the year.
Westminster outshot Geneva, 16-13, including 9-7 on-goal. The Titans also had a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Wednesday's win was Westminster's first over Geneva in regulation since 2008.
The Titans improved to 5-5 overall and 1-0 in the PAC, while the Golden Tornadoes dropped to 2-5-2 overall an 0-1-0 in conference play.
Westminster is back in action Saturday, Oct. 2 at PAC foe Washington & Jefferson with a 3 p.m. start.