PITTSBURGH, PA.  --  The Hiram College men's soccer team fell, 5-2, against Geneva (Pa.) College in a non-conference game as part of the Carnegie (Pa.) Mellon University DoubleTree Invitational in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Geneva (1-1) struck first with a goal off of a deflection at the 7:51 minute mark of the first half to grab the early lead.  Hiram (0-2) evened the score at 1-1 during the 16th minute when junior Zaire Morrison (Boardman) found the back of the net on a corner kick by sophomore Richard Webb (Alicante, Spain/Laude Lady Elizabeth School).  The two goals would be all the scoring in the opening period as the two teams went to the locker rooms deadlocked at 1-1.

In the second half, the Golden Tornadoes took control scoring four unanswered goals beginning with a score just 3:20 into the period to regain the lead, 2-1.  Geneva added three more goals during the 52nd, 57th and 79th minutes to pad the lead to 5-1.  Hiram tallied the final score of the game at the 79:40 mark when freshman Cory Weddington (Twinsburg) recorded his first collegiate goal with assists from Morrison and sophomore Tanner Mathews (Alliance/Marlington).  But the goal would come a little too late as Geneva went on to claim the 5-2 victory.

In goal for Hiram, junior Chris Minite (Aurora) started the game and played 58:58 allowing four goals and had two saves.  Sophomore Matt Sacher (Akron/Coventry) came on to play the final 31:02 giving up one goal.

Hiram will travel to Westerville for a non-conference game against Otterbein University on Thursday, Sept. 5.  The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.