Late Goals From Pittaoulis and Weller Push Men's Soccer Past Lafayette, 3-1

Tuesday, October 20

Easton, Pa.

7 p.m.

Drexel University

6-7-2, 2-4-1

Lafayette

3-8-3, 2-2-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Drexel	1	2	3
Lafayette	1	0	1

10/20/2026 9:56:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. – The Drexel men's soccer team defeated the Lafayette Leopards, 3-1, in Easton on Tuesday night.

The game started slowly. In the 12^th minute, Peter Punchello saved a Leopard shot. The Dragons quickly responded with a shot from Leon Park at 12:12. The teams then battled for possession of the ball. In the 21^st minute, Victor Moerck scored his fourth goal of the season on a penalty kick, putting Drexel in front with a 1-0 lead. Lafayette responded with a shot of its own in the 25^th minute that went over the crossbar. The Leopards took a corner kick and had another shot go wide in the 30^th minute. A shot from Brian Salvino at 30:02 was saved. Another shot from Lafayette was saved by Punchello in the 35^th minute, but in the 37th minute the Leopards tied things up at one. A 41^st minute shot from Mekhi Wright was saved as the half ended all tied up 1-1.

The Dragons created a number of opportunities to start the second half. A corner kick in the 51^st minute led to a shot from Daniel Frye and another from Sharif Mohammed that was saved. Drexel kept up the pressure, with a pair of corners and a handball call that led to a second penalty kick for Drexel from Salvino at 52:23 that was saved. In the 55^th and 56^th minutes shots from Mo Diallo and Christian Combs, respectively, were both saved by the Leopards. Lafayette responded with a corner kick of its own at 55:07 that led to a pair of shots that were blocked and a third that went over the bar. The Leopards kept up the pressure, with another shot coming in the 61^st minute that went high. A shot from Salvino went wide at 62:41. A Lafayette shot in the 68^th minute was saved by Punchello. The teams traded shots in the 70^th and 73^rd minutes. The Dragons kept up the pressure, with additional shots coming from Christian Combs and Julian Pittaoulis in the 77^th and 78^th minutes, respectively. A Leopard shot in the 82^nd minute went wide. At 83:38 Daniel Celso found Pittaoulis who beat the goalkeeper to put Drexel back in front, 2-1. 40 seconds later, Tiago Lima-Bittencourt found Ben Weller, who found the back of the net to seal the win for the Dragons.

Drexel will conclude its regular season on October 31 when the Dragons host Monmouth. The match is set to kick off at 1 p.m.