ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 seed Penn State Behrend men's soccer team will host No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats on Wednesday for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinal game beginning at 12 p.m.
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No. 1 Behrend News & Notes
* Behrend clinched the No. 1 seed and the regular-season championship, winning the tiebreaker against Mt. Aloysius in goal differential
* The Lions outscored AMCC opponents 30-1 during the regular season for a 6-0-1 record
* Behrend enters the semifinals on an eight-game winning streak
* The Lions had a first-round bye with their last win a 4-0 decision over Pitt-Bradford last Tuesday
* The winners of two semifinals will play in the AMCC Championship on Saturday at the highest remaining seed
* Goalkeeper Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) is now tied for second in NCAA DIII statistics in shutouts with 10 and is sixth in goals-against average (.369)
* As a team, Behrend is ranked third in NCAA statistics in shutout percentage (.722) and in goals-against average (.333)
* Blake Cooper (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) and Justin Hockenberger (Spencerport, NY/Spencerport) are tied for the team lead with nine goals each
No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg News & Notes
* The Bobcats earned their first playoff win since 2014, defeating No. 5 Penn State Altoona 2-0 on Saturday in the first round
* Caleb Yuricha scored the game winner on a penalty kick in the 69th minute
* Yurich ranks first in the AMCC with 13 goals this season and 30 points
* Pitt-Greensburg enters the contest with a 9-5-4 overall record
Series History:
* Behrend has won 17 in a row against the Bobcats to improve to 23-4 all-time
* The Lions recently defeated Pitt-Greensburg 4-0 on October 22
* The Bobcats last win was a 4-2 decision in 2004
* The Lions and Pitt-Greensburg rivalry began in 1998
First Round: Saturday, October 29
Game 1: #3 Alfred State d. #6 Hilbert, 6-1
Game 2: #4 Pitt-Greensburg d. #5 Penn St. Altoona, 2-0
Semifinals: Wednesday, November 2
Game 3: #4 Pitt-Greensburg at #1 Penn State Behrend
Game 4: #3 Alfred State at #2 Mount Aloysius
Finals: Saturday, November 5
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 at higher seed
