Box Score WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Rowan University forward Vinny Ignatowicz scored off a cross from midfielder Pete Hall with 13:52 to play in the second half, giving the men's soccer team a 3-2 victory at #10 Lycoming College on Thursday.
 
It was the season opener for both teams. Rowan goalie Kyle Dennis (so. South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) made six saves. Lycoming goalie Josh Gildea (sr. Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh) stopped 10 shots.
 
Back Will Sjaastad (so. Allentown, NJ/Allentown) midfielder Tyler Logar (jr. Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) and Ignatowicz (sr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River S.) each scored one goal. Forward Shane Doherty (so. Delran, NJ/Delran), midfielder Jake Conners (jr. Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan) and Hall (fr. Trenton, NJ/Trenton Catholic) recorded one assist apiece. For the Warriors, midfielders Abdullahi Abdi (jr. Seattle, WA/James Garfield) and Jordan Logan (jr. Oxford, PA/Oxford Area) each tallied one score and midfielder/forward Mateo Velasquez (jr. Scotrun, PA/Pocono Mountain E.) had one assist.
 
All the scoring occurred in the second half. Sjaastad scored the first goal of the season on a penalty kick at the 47:57 mark. Abdi tied the scored when he converted a penalty kick with 41:13 left to play. Rowan regained the lead with 34:21 on the clock when Logar hit the back of the net. Conners and Doherty had the assists. Velasquez's corner kick was deflected into the goal by Logan with 29:31 remaining, tying the score at two.
 
Rowan returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 3 at noon against Washington & Lee University in the Gilmore Alumni Classic.