Men's Soccer Opens Season With a Draw

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team battled the Franciscan Barons to a scoreless draw in the opening game of the 2022 Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament on Friday afternoon.

Final Score: Behrend 0, Franciscan 0
Records: Behrend (0-0-1), Franciscan (0-0-1)

Key Moments

* Both teams battled defensively to a scoreless first half, firing a combined 18 shots
* Behrend held a 6-5 shot advantage in the second half but neither team could find the back of the net
* Senior goalkeeper Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) came away with five saves on the day
* York made a pair of saves in the first 20 minutes on the Barons first two threatening shots
* Franciscan put pressure on the Lions and York late in the second half
* With six minutes remaining, York made a diving save with the ball deflecting off his legs before making another stop off a direct kick outside the 18 moments later
* Franciscan's Mikey Irvin sent his shot off the post with 1:15 remaining in the game
* Goalkeeper Jax Mautone tallied 10 saves in the net for the Barons
* Senior midfielder Sean Abraham (Oakmont, PA/Riverview) led Behrend with seven shots

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on tomorrow against Wooster in the second round of the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament. Game time is 2:30 p.m.