FROSTBURG, Md.- The Frostburg State men's soccer team earned their first win of the season in wet conditions at Bobcat Stadium, besting the Wheeling Cardinals 2-0.

Both teams started the game with sloppy possession as neither side was able to get used to the rainy conditions on the wet surface. Frostburg thought they had a goal on five and a half minutes, when Vaughn Phillips capitalized on a mix-up between Rene Palma and Dominque Pierce, however the goal was ruled out for a foul by Phillips.

The best opportunity for the Cardinals in the first half came on a sweetly struck volley from Alvaro Muñoz Lopez. The strike stung the hands of junior Joel Assal, as he was forced to palm the ball over for a corner.

The Bobcats made their possession count after some silky feet on the left wing from first-year Bryce Costello set up Tamino Brown inside the area, where the sophomore took a couple of controlled touches and fired a shot into the bottom right corner to give Frostburg a 1-0 lead.

Wheeling started the second half on the front foot, with a shot five minutes in straight at Assal from Cesar Coello. Ten minutes later, Wheeling got their closest to a goal on the afternoon as Simen Moksnes curled a ball in, forcing Assal to pedal back and tip the ball over the bar.

Neither team was able to create any clear-cut chances until nine minutes left in the game, when senior Will Macomber picked the ball up at midfield on a counter-attack, drove at the Wheeling defense, and fed Phillips, who unleashed an unstoppable shot into the top right corner, settling the score at 2-0 for the Bobcats first win of the season.

The Bobcats return to action Friday, March 5th at Concord, with kick-off set for 4 PM. For more information head to frostburgsports.com.