OXFORD, Pa.  — Kesha Nsiah-Ababio (Silver Spring, Md./James Hubert Blake HS) scored a pair of goals, but the Lincoln University women's soccer team couldn't rally from a three-goal, first-half deficit as the Lady Lions fell, 4-2, on Saturday afternoon to Penn Tech at Oxford High School.
 
The Wildcats (2-5-2) opened the scoring in the fifth minute as Kierstin Steer scored off an assist by Valeria Passalacqua on a shot from about 25 yards out to give Penn Tech a 1-0 lead.
 
Penn Tech extended the advantage to 2-0 in the 12^th minute as Steer assisted on Shelby Straub's goal and the Wildcats pushed the lead to 3-0 in the 25^th minute when Straub's shot banged off the bottom of the crossbar and into the back of the net.
 
Lincoln trimmed the margin to 3-1 just six minutes later as Nsiah-Ababio scored off assists by Tara O'Brien (Twickenham London, UK/St. Mark's Catholic School) and Mariah Coates (Reading, Pa./Reading Senior HS).
 
In the second half, the Lady Lions (1-9-1) cut the deficit to 3-2 in the 57^th minute. Courtney Moss (Freeport, Bahamas/Sunland Baptist Academy) got the ball on the right side and her shot banged off the post as the ball went right to Nsiah-Ababio, who slid it into the empty net for the goal.
 
However, Penn Tech put the game away in the 88^th minute as Passalacqua found the back of the net to give the Wildcats the 4-2 lead.
 
Sima Sinforosa recorded five saves for the Lady Lions, while Stephanie Koleno had four for Penn Tech.
 
Lincoln out-shot Penn Tech, 17-14, but the Wildcats had a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.
 
The Lady Lions return to action 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17 in Phoenixville, Pa., against Valley Forge Christian College.