Men’s Soccer Battles, Falls to Penn College

Elmira, N.Y. – The Elmira College men’s soccer team hosted the Wildcats of Penn College for a non-conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon. The Soaring Eagles narrowly dropped the contest, 2-1.LEADERS Esselmann scored his first goal of the season for the Soaring Eagles. Cruz Gandia recorded five saves. PLAY-BY-PLAY It was an uneventful opening half, with both sides playing well defensively to limit scoring chances. The Wildcats put three shots on goal, but Juan Carlos Cruz Gandia was able to stop each of them. Penn College also earned a number of corner kicks, but the Soaring Eagles defense did well to…