Alfred State Sneaks By Behrend in AMCC Semifinals

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team dropped Wednesday night's Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) men's soccer semifinal game, 2-1, against Alfred State.

Score: Alfred State 2, Penn State Behrend 1
Records: Alfred State (17-3), Penn State Behrend (11-4-3)

Key Moments

* Alfred State cracked the scoreboard first in the 34^th minute
* Ali Mata-Ruiz sent a corner kick to the foot of Jack Leahy for the first goal of the game
* The Pioneers entered halftime with a 1-0 lead
* Following a red card assessed to an Alfred State player, the Lions took advantage the man-up opportunity in the 66^th minute
* Blake Cooper (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) knotted the score at one apiece, sending a lead pass from Nate Coleman (Vandergrift, PA/Kiski Area) in to the back of the net for his 11^th goal of the season
* However, in the 77^th minute Leahy scored his second goal of the game and the eventual game-winner off another assist from Mata-Ruiz
* In a very physical and even contest throughout, Behrend ended up outshooting, 15-9. The Lions also had the edge in corner kicks over the Pioneers, 5-4.
* 11 of the Lions 15 shots came in the second half of Wednesday's match
* Cooper had a team-high six shots for Behrend, while Leahy led Alfred State with three shots
* Goalkeepers Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) and Brayden Fox tallied a save apiece for their squads
* Cooper and Johnathan Swann (Allison Park, PA/North Allegheny) were named to the AMCC All-Tournament Team