On Friday, September 11 the men’s soccer team went up against Rensselaer. Both teams entered this game with an undefeated record (Stockton 3-0 and Rensselaer 4-0) to begin the Stockton Seashore Classic.

The game started out slow, having the first goal coming at minute 41 with a penalty kick by Clevon McPherson giving Stockton a 1-0 lead heading into halftime. Unfortunately this would wind up being Stockton’s only goal of the game. As we entered the next half, McPherson received a red card so Stockton had to play down a man. Rensselaer was able to score on the following free kick. It took just a few more minutes for them to score their second goal, bringing the score to 2-1.

Even though the Ospreys were playing down a man, they still put up a good fight toward the end, with their total of 10 shots throughout the game, but Rensselaer’s goalkeeper Ryan Nealon did a great job protecting his goal. The last few minutes were full of suspense as Stockton consistently came closer and closer to making the game tying goal, but they were just unable to overcome the fact that they were down a man. The Osprey’s suffered their first loss of the season to start the Stockton Seashore Classic. They can only hope to be better prepared for their next game against Mary Washington.