NEWARK, Del. – Two late goals by the Wilmington University Wildcats proved to be the difference Wednesday as the LIU Post men's soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat on the road in non-conference action.
 
The Wildcats held the upper hand during Wednesday's match, outshooting the Pioneers 12-7, despite LIU Post earning a 6-1 edge in corner kicks. Junior goalkeeper Matias Pesallaccia made four saves in his LIU Post debut between the pipes.
 
Graduate student Lukas Ostermann tallied his league-leading 14th goal of the season for the match's opening strike during the 48th minute of play. Sophomore Tom Stenberg set up the opening goal with a through ball from midfield to the right side of the box and Ostermann fired a shot back across to the far post to give the Green and Gold a 1-0 advantage.
 
Wilmington leveled the scoring during the 79th minute on a one-two pass to set up Davion Wedderburn who buried shot from eight yards out to make it 1-1. Six minutes later, the Pioneers were called for a foul in the box, setting up Wilmington with a penalty kick with just over five minutes remaining. Will Stone found the back of the net with the ensuing attempt to give Wilmington the lead late in regulation.
 
The Pioneers earned two corner kicks during the 89th minute, but junior Khalid Al Saud's header sailed high on the final attempt of the contest.
 
LIU Post is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 13 when they take on Mercy College on the road with kickoff slated for 3:00 p.m.