WASHINGTON - The No. 25/14 Georgetown University men's soccer team fell to the High Point University Panthers 2-1 on Thursday evening in both teams' season opener in High Point, North Carolina. With the loss, the Hoyas drop to 0-1 overall, while the Panthers improve to 1-0 on the year.
 
Head Coach Brian Wiese

• "We purposely schedule road games like this that we know are going to be difficult. High Point is good, they're going to win a lot of games and we wanted this experience early. It was a hard-fought game, and we played extremely well in a lot of areas. When you have a schedule like we do, the margin for error is tight and we have to get the job done in both of the goal boxes to get the result. Credit to High Point, they had two great finishes on few shots, and I think they handled the box a little better than we did which was the difference in the game. But we generated a lot of chances and had opportunities. It's disappointing not the get the result, but when you are playing the type of schedule that we are, it comes with the territory."

How it Happened

• High Point got on the board in just the third minute of action as a shot from Daniel Lugo sailed into the top corner of the net to make it 1-0.
• Junior Matthew Van Horn answered back with a pair of shots that were both saved by keeper Josh Caron.
• Midway through the first, a shot from sophomore David Urrutia clanged off of the post as the Hoyas went into the break down 1-0.
• The Hoyas battled to find the equalizer, but the Panthers doubled the score in the 63rd minute on a goal from Lugo from the center of the box.
• Caron continued to be a wall for High Point as a number of good looks were saved.
• In the 88th minute, a missed bicycle in the box allowed the ball to fall to the feet of freshman Tim Logan who confidently fired it in to put the Blue & Gray on the board.
• Despite some late chances, the Panther defense stood strong as GU fell 2-1.

Of Note

• Georgetown outshot High Point 16-6, and had seven shots on goal to the Panthers' three.
• The Hoyas were awarded eight corners to HPU's two.
• Senior Tenzing Manske took the loss in the net with one save in the contest, while Caron had the win notching six saves for the game.
• Logan's goal was the first of the season and the first of his career on the Hilltop.

Up Next

• Georgetown will head to Shaw Field for the home opener on Monday evening under the lights in a derby against the University of Maryland Terrapins.
• Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
• The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Georgetown alums Dan Helfrich and Tom Greaser on the call in their 21st season in the booth.
• Live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.
• Tickets can be purchased online at GUHoyas.com, fans are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time.