No. 24 Men's Soccer Hosts La Roche for Senior Day Saturday
The No. 24 Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team will host the La Roche Redhawks for Senior Day on Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The No. 24 Penn State Behrend men's soccer team will host the La Roche Redhawks for Senior Day on Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
Coverage
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Behrend Lions will be celebrating the six seniors before the game; Ian Betts, Aaron Harris, Nick Kisiel, Andrew Mastovich, Nick Schwarzel and Matt Warnaka
* During their collegiate career, they have helped the Lions to an astounding 62-12-5 overall record and a 30-1-2 regular-season Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) record, while going 36-4-5 when playing on their home turf.
* The Lions are coming off a 4-1 win over Pitt-Bradford on the road Tuesday
* Nick Schwarzel (South Park, PA/South Park) tallied a pair of goals, while Aaron Harris (Washington, PA/McGuffey) added a goal and an assist in the win
* Behrend dropped in the region rankings to fourth and to 24th in the USC Top 25 Poll released on Tuesday after the loss to Medaille last week
La Roche News & Notes:
* The Redhawks are 4-10 overall and 2-4 in the AMCC
* La Roche defeated Hilbert 4-0 on the road last Saturday
* The Redhawks are averaging 1.71 goals per game
* Freshman goalie Austin Gorman made 15 saves in two games last week, posting his third shut out this season against the Hawks
* Firas Abduljawad leads the team with six goals and three assists for 15 points
Series History:
* Behrend and La Roche have a history dating back to 1992
* The Lions hold a 31-3 overall record against the Redhawks
* Behrend has won the last 16 consecutive contests
* The last La Roche win was a 1-0 decision in 2007