ST. DAVID'S, Pa. – The Wilkes University men's soccer team was defeated 5-1 at Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) foe Eastern University on Saturday afternoon.

The Colonels are now 7-5-1 overall and 2-2 in conference.

Wilkes found itself down a player early when keeper Tim Gallagher (Easton, PA/Notre Dame Green Pond) was assessed a red card for taking down an offensive player as the last defender in the 29^th minute.

The Eagles opened the scoring in the 35^th minute and added a second tally in the 41^st minute as the first half ended with Eastern leading 2-0.

After the Eagles went up 3-0 in the 58^th minute, Shane Henehan (Bensalem, PA/Mast Community Charter School) cut the deficit with a double assist from Cole Hefner (East Greenville, PA/Southern Lehigh) and Gabriel Crowley (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May Regional) in the 71^st minute.

Eastern finished the scoring with goals in the 73^rd and 76^th minutes.

Stephen Johnson (Bear Creek Twp, PA/Coughlin) made four saves over the final 61:40 in net.

Wilkes returns to the pitch on Wednesday when it will host Misericordia University for a 7:00 p.m. home game at Schmidt Stadium.