Behrend Men's Soccer Captures HLM Tournament

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 16 Penn State Behrend men's soccer team captured the 2019 Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament on Sunday, defeating Baldwin Wallace 3-2.

Final Score: Behrend 3, Baldwin Wallace 2
Records: Behrend (2-0), Baldwin Wallace (1-1)

Key Moments

* The Behrend Lions remain undefeated on the season, scoring nine goals in two days
* Freshman Jordan Floyd (Plum, PA/Plum) earned Tournament MVP for netting four goals and dishing out on assist for nine points over two games
* Floyd scored two goals, including the game winner in the 74^th minute to give the Lions a 3-1 lead
* Behrend tallied its first goal of the game on its first shot by Michael DiCola (Beaver, PA/Beaver)
* DiCola put pressure on goalie Patrick Mehal and intercepted the ball at the top of the box, pushing it into a wide-open net at the 28:05 mark
* Richard Blanchard  (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) and Nick Shideler (Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland) assisted Floyd's second goal off a direct kick for a 2-0 lead early in the second half
* Floyd headed the ball in off a restart by Blanchard and then a quick flick at the top of the box by Shideler
* In the 74^th minute, Matthew Romesberg (Hollsopple, PA/North Star) played a long ball down the line to find Floyd for his second goal of the game on an outside the foot shot
* The Yellow Jackets scored a pair of goals on penalty kicks netted by Rafael Davalos in the 68^th and 79^th minute

Up Next

The Lions will travel to Valhalla High School in New York to face Mt. St. Vincent on Friday beginning at 7 p.m.