PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle University men's soccer team suffered its first home defeat of the season Tuesday night, 3-0, to the Lafayette Leopards under the lights at McCarthy Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lafayette first found the back of the net in the 20th minute on an unassisted goal by Ryan Goncalves.
• La Salle nearly answered right back as senior Pat McCarthy had an open attempt from the right side of the box, but Lafayette keeper Alex Sutton denied the shot to maintain the 1-0 lead held until halftime.
• After nearly 50 scoreless minutes, itt was Goncalves again finding a goal in the 68th minute to push the Leopards ahead by two.
• Sebastian Varela then put the game away for good with a tally in the 80th minute to make it 3-0.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The first half was tight, with Lafayette holding a slim 3-2 advantage in shots on goal. But the second half was a different story, as the Leopards held a 9-3 shot advantage, including seven on target.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Brett Werner matched his season high with seven saves. McCarthy and sophomores Ike Hollinger and Nigel Buckley each registered a shot on goal for La Salle.

UP NEXT

• The Explorers will open up Atlantic 10 Conference play at Fordham on Saturday at 2 p.m.