ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team recorded a shutout victory, 5-0, over Pitt-Bradford Wednesday night on home turf.

Score: Penn State Behrend 5, Pitt-Bradford 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-2-3, 3-0-1 AMCC), Pitt-Bradford (1-9-1, 1-3 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Senior Tyler Vandemerwe (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) deposited the ball in the net off a pass from Johnathan Swann (Allison Park, PA/North Allegheny) in the 10^th minute to begin the scoring for the Lions
* Behrend capitalized off a foul in the box from the Panthers with a penalty kick score from Justin Hockenberger (Spencerport, NY/Spencerport) in the 16^th minute
* Mason Le (Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan) gave the Lions a 3-0 advantage going into halftime with his second goal of the season
* To start the second half, Blake Cooper (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) took a shot from the side of the net and beat the keeper to the left side to put Behrend up 4-0
* Cole Thomas (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) capped off Behrend's sixth win of the season and third conference triumph with a score in the 57^th minute
* The Lions defense notched their fourth shutout of the year, holding Pitt-Bradford to only one shot and two corner kicks
* Goalkeeper Jared Scarlett made nine saves for Pitt-Bradford
* Since the start of conference play, Behrend has outscored its opponents, 25-2

Up Next:

* The Lions remain at home for a matchup against Mount Aloysius in a battle of top teams in the AMCC on Saturday, Oct. 7. Kickoff is slated for 3:15 p.m.