Penn State men's soccer coach Barry Gorman could see it coming from a mile away.

With his team deadlocked with No. 13 Lehigh in a double overtime battle, the Nittany Lions were caught off guard after they missed a corner kick opportunity.

The Mountain Hawks weren't. The rest is history.

Lehigh cashed in on a 2-on-1 advantage and notched the golden goal early in the second overtime period, beating Penn State 1-0 Wednesday night at Jeffrey Field.

"It's really our own fault. Coach told us they were going to score on us because of a counter-attack and that's what happened," junior defender Geordie MacNeill said. "Someone slipped and they just went to the counter-attack and they just broke away like that."

For the Lions (6-9-2, 3-2 Big Ten), the loss is a big setback after a huge win against rival Indiana last week.

"[The coaches] told them all game, 'The only way they're gonna score on you is on a breakaway,' " Gorman said. "To come off our corner kick and be caught out, from a coaching point of view, it is absolutely gut-wrenching and it is sickening. We basically threw away that result."

The Lion defense worked tirelessly all night to quell Lehigh (14-1-1, 6-0 Patriot League) scoring opportunities, as they knew the defensive-minded Mountain Hawks and veteran goalkeeper Jim Morahan wouldn't concede any to them. The win was Lehigh's 10th consecutive and, even more impressively, their 7th consecutive shutout. On the season, the Mountain Hawks have outscored opponents 33-4.

"We came in fired up," MacNeill said. "We came in out of Indiana with a lot of confidence. We came in with the momentum."

Penn State players knew they had spoiled a plethora of built-up energy. As soon as Adam Gazda's goal hit the back of the net behind Conrad Taylor, Penn State seniors David Gray and Simon Omekanda stormed off the field, realizing their final home game had just ended miserably.

'To be caught like that is ridiculous with the kind of experience we have on the field," Gorman said.

The Lions were missing one familiar face. Senior Jeff Chambers was forced to sit out after collecting numerous yellow cards in recent contests.

"No disrespect to Jeff, but some of his cards were ridiculously immature," Gorman said.

His presence was missed on corner kicks and free kicks, set plays on which Chambers has thrived this season. But the Lions failed to convert on them against Lehigh.

"The last four goals have come off set plays, but I thought we generated some shots off of some corners and crosses," MacNeill said. "I'm not sure that it was the set plays that were our biggest problem."

Penn State, remarkably, still has a good shot at clinching its second consecutive Big Ten championship and playing for a high seed in the conference tournament. The loss, however, is a disappointing end to this season's games on Jeffrey Field.

"It's just a disappointing outcome at a heartbreaking time," MacNeill said. "It's never easy to lose in overtime."

Gorman sees it as a good learning experience and looks to the immediate future.

"Anything can happen next weekend [at the Big Ten Tournament]," he said.