Men's Soccer Clinches AMCC Regular-Season Championship; Lions Down Pitt-Bradford

BRADFORD, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's soccer captured the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Regular-Season Championship with a 4-0 win over Pitt-Bradford on Tuesday afternoon.

Final Score: Behrend 4, Pitt-Bradford 0
Records: Behrend (12-2-4, 6-0-1 AMCC), Pitt-Bradford (2-14, 1-6 AMCC)

Key Moments

* The Lions earned the No. 1 seed for the upcoming AMCC playoffs next week
* Johnathan Swann (Allison Park, PA/North Allegheny) scored the eventual game winner and tallied two assists for Behrend
* Justin Hockenberger (Spencerport, NY/Spencerport) added a pair of goals to give him nine on the season
* In the ninth minute, Swann found the back of the net for a 1-0 lead
* That goal was the only one Behrend needed to secure the top seed
* Swann then assisted Hockenberger in the 20^th minute for a 2-0 advantage at halftime
* Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) made two saves in the 90 minutes for his 11^th win
* Blake Cooper (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) scored his ninth goal of the season to start the second half, before Hockenberger made the final tally
* Tyler Vandemerwe (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) managed to get the assist on Hockenberger's goal

Noteworthy

* The Lions moved into the regional rankings in the final spot (eighth)
* Behrend recorded their eighth shutout in a row
* The shutout marks the 13^th of the season
* The Lions are ranked third in shut-out percentage (.706) and in goals-against average (.353) in the NCAA Division III statistics  
* Behrend is also ranked ninth as a team in goal-differential (41-6)

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday in the AMCC Semifinals against the first-round winners of the No. 4 and No. 5 seed.