ERIE, Pa. – In a physical battle that saw six yellow cards and two penalty kicks issued, the Mercyhurst College men's soccer team used a three-goal run to overcome an early 1-0 deficit and defeat Shippensburg, 3-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Tullio Field.

Graduate student Christoph Hampel, senior Dean Atkins and junior Alex Manea all scored for the Lakers, who now move to 3-0-1 on the season and 1-0-1 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play.

After falling behind on a Shippensburg penalty-kick goal in the 16th minute, Mercyhurst rallied back, scoring a goal less than 10 minutes later to tie game, before securing the win with a pair tallies in the second.

Hampel evened the slate during the 26th minute of play when he gave Ship a taste of its own medicine, scoring on a penalty kick after a foul in Raider territory.

The score would remain intact until the Lakers caught fire later in the second half. Sophomore Austin Solomon helped MC take a 2-1 lead with a great play that set up Atkins for his third goal of the season at the 55:35 mark.

Manea then capped the game off with an insurance tally at 79:55, knocking in the ball on a sliding attempt set up by sophomore Matias Karioja.

Mercyhurst controlled the pace of game despite constant rough play. The Lakers held an 18-12 advantage in shots and a 6-1 edge in corners. Sophomore netminder Diego Gustin earned the win with eight saves while Ship's Andrew Foran took the loss with the same amount.

The Lakers takes a break from conference play when they face West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe Davis & Elkins on Saturday, Sept. 18, in Elkins, W.Va.