Site: High Point, N.C. (Vert Stadium)
Score: Cornell 4, High Point 1
Records: High Point (1-3), Cornell (1-1)
HIGH POINT, N.C.-- The High Point University men's soccer team dropped an afternoon contest 4-1 against Cornell on Tuesday (Sep. 7) inside Vert Stadium. MD Myers provided the lone goal for the Panthers, his second of the season. It was HPU's first meeting with Cornell or any team in the Ivy League. Tuesday afternoon was the first time HPU has played an Ivy League school in men's soccer.
Zach Haines: We were not good enough in any way, Cornell fully deserved to win today. We need to very quickly come together as a group and get on the same page. We have to make sure moving forward we are prioritizing the right things that help us be successful. Because we are not getting the basics right at the moment.
Panther Particulars
Ricardo Ceballos made his first collegiate start on Tuesday afternoon as Holden Trent served a one-game suspension after his red card against UVA.
The Big Red scored in the opening moments of the contest taking a 1-0 lead scoring in the 6th minute. Myers and the Panthers answered with an equalizer in the ninth minute, he was assisted by Caco Fernandez. It was Myers' second goal of the season and his second of the year at Vert Stadium.
Cornell answered just a few minutes later in the 11th minute the Big Red scored to take a 2-1 lead.
Myers nearly provided the equalizer again in the 26th minute where his shot nearly went in as The Big Red keeper had to make a heroic save.
Ceballos made an impressive save in the 41st minute to keep the game at 2-1 as he had to stop two quick shots from Cornell.
The Big Red added a third goal in the 38th minute and took a 3-1 lead into the half.
The Panthers ended the day with 14 shots, Davis Biggerstaff provided two Panther chances in the second half but was unable to connect.
Ceballos finished the day with eight saves.
Cornell scored one more goal in the 88th minute the Big Red would hold to their lead and win 4-1.
UP NEXT: The Panthers are in action again next week when they host Elon on Wednesday, September 15th inside Vert Stadium.
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