Box Score 10/19/24
 
THROOP, Pa. – Lackawanna College men's soccer was in a tight game early into the second half, but the power from the Vikings of Mercer County CC was too much for Lackawanna to overcome, as Mercer scored five second half goals to pull away for a 7-1 win at Mid Valley HS on a sun-soaked Saturday afternoon.
 
The Falcons (3-5-0, 0-2-0) were behind 2-0 at the break, under constant pressure from the Vikings (14-2-1, 2-0-0), but managed to nick a goal early in the second half, as Tyler Pepsin (Old Forge, PA) scored to get the Falcons within a goal at 2-1 in the 48^th minute. Pepsin headed home a corner kick from Sebastian Carmona (Scranton, PA) to give Lackawanna a little juice.
 
The momentum was short-lived, however, as Mercer scored goals in the 56^th, 59^th, and 60^th minutes to stretch the lead back out to a 5-1 margin. The Vikings scored twice more before the end of the game to round out the scoring.
 
Mercer outshot Lackawanna by a 28-4 margin. Goalkeeper Aldo Vargas (Scranton, PA) did his best under a barrage from the opposition, putting up 15 saves on the 22 shots on target.
 
The Falcons have one more regular season game on the schedule, when they travel up the O'Neil Highway to take on Penn State Scranton on Monday, October 21^st. Kickoff is set for 4:00pm ET at the PSU Scranton field in Dunmore.