Lions Tripped Up By North Central in HLM Championship Game

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team fell to North Central in the 2023 Herb Lauffer Memorial championship, 5-0, at the Behrend Soccer Complex.

North Central (Ill.)

2-0-0

Penn State Behrend

0-1-1

Final

North Central (Ill.) (2-0-0)

Penn State Behrend (0-1-1)

Scoring Summary

1st - 17:18 - Urueta, Jared (North Central (Ill.))

1st - 27:15 - Westerberg, Aidan (North Central (Ill.))

1st - 43:58 - Glinkin, Arthur (North Central (Ill.))

2nd - 63:08 - Bonifacio, Edoardo (North Central (Ill.))

2nd - 69:14 - Hakstege, Papijn (North Central (Ill.))

Game Leaders

North Central (Ill.)

G: 5 Players (#4, #7, #21, #23, #25) - 1

A: 4 Players (#6, #7, #11, #19) - 1

Sh: 3 Players (#4, #6, #7) - 3

Sv: Johnson, Riley - 1

Penn State Behrend

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: 2 Players (#2, #22) - 1

Sv: Sam York - 5

Team Stats

North Central (Ill.)

Penn State Behrend

Shots (on goal)

18 (10)

2 (1)

Saves

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Full stats

Lions Tripped Up By North Central in HLM Championship Game

September 2, 2023

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team fell to North Central in the 2023 Herb Lauffer Memorial championship, 5-0, at the Behrend Soccer Complex.

Final Score: North Central,
Records: Penn State Behrend (0-1-1), North Central (2-0)

Key Moments:

* North Central applied heavy pressure on Behrend during the entire contest
* Jared Urueta, Aidan Westerburg, and Arthur Glinkin scored first half goals to give the Cardinals a 3-0 advantage going into halftime
* North Central capped its 5-0 victory with scores from Edoardo Bonifacio and Papijn Hakstege
* Freshman Lucas Pittman (Plum, PA/Plum) made his first collegiate start, while fellow freshmen Colin McKinley (Plum, PA/Plum), Andy Jones (Girard, PA/Girard), and Vincent Paladino (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) saw their first action of the season.
* Senior goalkeeper Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) made some great stops in net for the Lions to minimize the damage, finishing the game with five saves

Up Next:

Behrend travels to Franciscan to take on Muskingum and host Franciscan on Friday, Sep. 8 and Saturday, Sep. 9. Friday's game is set to kickoff at 6:00 p.m.