RIPON, Wis. – Cornell's men's soccer team went down to the wire with its third straight Midwest Conference opponent, this time falling one goal short in a 3-2 setback to Ripon Tuesday night at Hopp Stadium.
Sophomore
Kyriacos Photiou continued his recent offensive tear, scoring both of Cornell's goals to give him four in the last three matches. His unassisted strike gave the Rams a 2-1 lead at the 57-minute mark of the second half.
The Red Hawks (5-4-1 overall, 3-2 MWC) scored the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute and then delivered the game-winner with 17:05 remaining in regulation.
Photiou's first score came off an assist from senior
Mason Parsley, tying the match at 1-1 midway through the first half.
Photiou finished with six shots on the night for Cornell, which outshot the Red Hawks by a 13-11 margin.
Sam Burmeister fired four attempts.
Cornell goalkeeper
Kian Farrell notched four saves over the full 90 minutes.
Coming up – The Rams (0-7-3 overall, 0-2-2 MWC) are on the road Saturday to face Lawrence (5-3-2 overall, 2-3 MWC) at 4 p.m. in Appleton, Wis.
