JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The men's soccer team dropped a back-and-forth affair against East Tennessee State University, losing 3-2 Tuesday night at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
 
Forward Matthew Aurednik scored both of Wofford's goals in the contest, netting one in each half.
 
Aurednik provided the Terriers (8-4-2, 3-3-1 SoCon) with the lead one minute into the match. Midfielder Connor Donohue fed Aurednik a crossing pass from the left side that the junior was able to get past the ETSU defense for his fifth goal of the season.
 
The goal for Aurednik was also his 20th of his career, making him the 10th Terrier in program history to notch 20 career goals.
 
ETSU (6-5-1, 3-3-1 SoCon) produced a golden opportunity to tie the match after a foul in the box set up a penalty kick. Terrier goalkeeper Garrett Closs guessed correctly on midfielder James Smith's shot however, keeping the ball out of the net with a full extension save to his right.
 
Smith would find the back of the net a few minutes later however, scoring his fifth goal of the season in the 29th minute to tie the match at 1-1.
 
The Buccaneers would add another goal before halftime. Midfielder Ben Holt scored off an assist from forward Henrique Novaes, giving ETSU a 2-1 halftime lead.
 
The Terriers rallied back in the second half though. A handball in the box set up a penalty kick for Aurednik. The forward converted the kick, sending the ball into the back right corner of the net to tie the match at 2-2 at the 68th minute.
 
ETSU's Holt however scored his second goal of the match two minutes later to give his team the lead back with 20 minutes left in the match.
 
The Terriers best chance to equalize came in the 80th minute. A foul near the box gave the Terriers a set shot opportunity. Midfielder Nestor Jaramillo took the shot from just left of the box, but the ball went just high of the net.
 
Overall, the Buccaneers outshot the Terriers 19-11 in the match, but Wofford took seven corner kicks compared to ETSU's six corner attempts.
 
Closs drew the loss in the match, saving five shots, while Sutherland picks up the victory for ETSU with two saves.
 
ETSU now holds the all-time series advantage at 3-2-2. Wofford remains winless at Summers-Taylor Stadium, going 0-1-2 in matches at ETSU.
 
The Terriers play on the road again in their next match, this time traveling to Greensboro, N.C., Saturday for a match against UNCG. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.