BEAVER FALLS, Pa.-The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team opened the season tonight at Geneva, playing to a 1-1 deadlock in non-conference action on Wednesday.
Scoreless after the first half, header by David Harwood off an assist from Teddy Kryswiecki in the 57th minute gave the Golden Tornadoes (0-0-1) a 1-0 lead. With 37 seconds to go in the second half, Jake Gamble knotted the game at 1-all to send it into extra periods.
Following two overtimes, the Lions (0-0-1) and Geneva both failed to score the golden goal. Goalkeeper's Chris Bolea for the Lions and Evan Biedenbach of the Golden Tornadoes started their first games in between the pipes.
Geneva outshot Behrend 21-15 while Bolea made 8 saves on the night. The Lions held a 7-5 advantage in corner kicks.
Behrend returns to action on Saturday hosting the annual Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament. The Lions will take the field against Utica at 4 p.m.