WAYNE, N.J. - The TCNJ men's soccer team lost a hard-fought battle on Saturday afternoon, 2-1, against William Paterson.
 
Despite having more shots and shots on goal with 12 and 10 respectively, the Lions were not able to find the equalizer to knot the game at two goals each. William Paterson had 9 shots with seven on goal.
 
William Paterson (4-5-1, 1-2) got out in front in the 8^th minute when a Pioneer shot was just out of the reach of Julian Franco and snuck in just underneath the crossbar.
 
TCNJ (5-5-1, 1-2) quickly answered a little over a minute later when Justin Dominique drew another foul in the box, which he has done so well this season. Luke Pascarella was brought on to take the penalty kick which he sent into the top right corner of the net to tie the game at one apiece.
 
It marked the second consecutive game with a goal for Pascarella, who scored three times in Wednesday's 5-2 win at Kean and ran his career total to 10 tallies.
 
The Pioneers retook the lead just nine minutes later and the score remained the same for the entirety of the contest.

The best opportunity for the equalizer came in the 76^th minute when Pascarella sent a shot that the goaltender could not reel in. Dominique was right there to take a crack at the rebound, but the goaltender was able to readjust and make a second save.
  
The men's soccer team will be back in action Wednesday as they take on the Shoremen of Washington College at Lions Stadium starting at 4:00 PM.