Erie, Pa. – The Le Moyne College men's soccer team were defeated 2-1 Sunday afternoon against Mercyhurst. Le Moyne held a 1-0 lead at halftime before Mercyhurst scored twice in the second half.
Le Moyne (6-4-4,2-2-2 NEC)
Starters: Borden (GK), Kreuzpaintner, Lundstrom Svahnqvist, Ludemann, Patone, Palmer, Michitti, Allport, Huss, Weisser, Farris
Mercyhurst (5-3-6, 2-1-3 NEC)
Starters: Kalkar (GK), Anderson, Edwards, Bustamante, Silva, Chinchilla, Hubert, Seitz, Beech, Giraldo, Buckley
Recap:
After an early Mercyhurst shot and several fouls from both sides, redshirt junior goalkeeper
Scott Borden (Winter Springs, Fla./Florida Virtual School) kept Le Moyne level during a Mercyhurst push from 14:56 to 19:21, making three saves around two corner kicks.
Le Moyne moved forward later in the first half with shots from senior forward
Myles Palmer (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport/Roberts Wesleyan) and redshirt junior forward
Felix Ludemann (Wresedt, Germany/Herzog-Ernst-Gymnasium Uelzen) and corner kicks at 28:26 and 30:49.
Redshirt junior defender
Vito Kreuzpaintner (Munich, Bavaria, Germany/FOS Nord/UNC Wilmington) scored at 31:38 to open the scoring and give Le Moyne a 1-0 lead. Mercyhurst earned two corners after the goal and put one more shot on goal in the final minute, but Borden saved it at 44:55 as Le Moyne took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
Le Moyne opened the second half with a corner kick and a sophomore defender
Louis Weisser (Bremen, Germany/Gymnasium Horn) shot, then Borden kept the Dolphins in front by saving Santiago Bustamante's attempt in the 58
th minute.
The Dolphins built a sustained push from the 66
th through 76
th minutes, earning three corners while junior forward
Noah Morelli (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Niagara-Wheatfield) hit the left woodwork, junior forward
Rhys Allport (Wirral, England/Reaseheath) missed right and Palmer forced two saves from Christoffer Kalkar.
Mercyhurst tied the match at 78:56 when Jo Hanamoto scored off an assist from Luis Felipe Santos, then generated a run of late corners before Benjamin Buckley scored from Ronny Wakelin at 85:05. The teams traded late fouls and cards from there, and Mercyhurst held the 2-1 lead through the end of the second half.
'Phins Highlights:
Kreuzpaintner scored an unassisted goal on his only shot. Borden recorded five saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal. Palmer led Le Moyne with three shots and put two on goal.
What's Next:
Up next, Le Moyne soccer team hosts Howard University on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Ted Grant Field.
