WOOSTER, Ohio – Hiram College scored twice during what turned into a foul- and penalty-filled second half, as The College of Wooster dropped a tough 2-0 decision Wednesday afternoon in the teams' North Coast Athletic Conference men's soccer match-up.

The two entered in a tie for fourth-place in the NCAC standings, and with the top-four from the regular season advancing to the league's postseason tournament, a lot was riding on the outcome. That led to a testy second half, especially following a foul in the box called on Wooster (6-8-1, 3-4-0 NCAC) during the 60th minute, resulting in a penalty kick for Hiram (11-4, 4-2 NCAC).

With the game 0-0, the Terriers' David Krems had been dribbling towards the goal from the right side when he went down, drawing the whistle. Matt Urban stepped up and delivered the penalty kick to the lower left of the net, just past Fighting Scot goalie Taylor Takacs, who had guessed correctly, but couldn't get his outstretched hand on the well placed ball.

Hiram tacked on an insurance goal in the 84th minute. Krems again had a run down the right and took a shot this time, which was momentarily saved by Takacs, but Nick Gdanetz was there to touch the rebound in for a score.

In between the two goals, tensions ran high. The squads combined for 24 fouls throughout the second half alone and five yellow cards and one red card were issued overall.

Wooster's best scoring chance actually came moments before the penalty kick, when Karl Ruter headed a ball just wide on the left side.

Overall, Takacs was solid once again, earning credit for eight saves, while the Terriers' Nate Rausch made three to preserve the shutout.

The Scots have two regular season games remaining, first traveling to Allegheny College (4-8-2, 2-2-1 NCAC) next Wednesday night.