Storm Soccer Falls, 3-1, to Wheeling Jesuit in Men’s Opener.

SCORING	1	2	FINAL
Lake Erie (0-1 (0-0))	0	1	1
Wheeling Jesuit (1-0 (0-0))	2	1	3

Scoring Summary
1st - 14:35	Victor Picchio (Wheeling Jesuit)
1st - 34:43	Philip Mshelbwala (Wheeling Jesuit)
2nd - 52:55	Kyle Roesch (Lake Erie)
2nd - 77:09	Dominic Welsh (Wheeling Jesuit)

Lake Erie	Wheeling Jesuit
G: Kyle Roesch - 1 A: Marco Gaudio - 1 Sh: Marco Gaudio - 3 Sv: Rick Carreira - 3	G: 3 Players (#17, #23, #24 - 1) A: 2 Players (#10, #24 - 1) Sh: Stephen Hawthorne - 3 Sv: Shane Young - 5

TEAM STATISTICS	Lake Erie	Wheeling Jesuit
Shots (on goal)	10 (6)	11 (6)
Saves	3	5
Fouls	8	10
Corner Kicks	5	4
Offsides	1	8

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Lake Erie men's soccer (0-1) fell behind early and could not catch up in a 3-1 loss to Wheeling Jesuit University (1-0) in Wheeling, W. Va.

The Cardinals struck first in the 15^th minute when Victor Picchio scored on a penality.  Wheeling Jesuit extended its lead to 2-0 at 34:43 as Philip Mshelbwala found the back of the net and that was the advantage at halftime. 

A red card late in the first half left the Storm shorthanded, but Lake Erie cut the deficit in half at 52:55 when junior defender Kyle Roesch (Chardon, Ohio/Chardon) scored off a corner kick by junior forward Marco Gaudio (Cambridge, England/Impington Village College) in his first game as a member of the Storm.  The Cardinals added a insurance goal from Dominic Welsh in the 78^th minute for the final 3-1 margin.

In goal for Lake Erie, sophomore Ricky Carreira (Toronto, Ont./Dante Alighieri Academy) made three saves.

Wheeling Jesuit held an 11-10 advantage in shots while Lake Erie won the battle of corner kicks, 5-4.

The Storm are in action next on Sunday, Sept. 5 when they host Urbana University at 2:00 p.m. in Jack Britt Memorial Stadium.