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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Bethel Park, PA
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- High School:
- Bethel Park
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- Position:
- M
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- g
- 2
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- a
- 0
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- pts
- 4
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- gw
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Bio
Career Highlights
2024
* First Team All-AMCC
* Second Team All-AMCC
* USC All-Region Third Team
* Named to AMCC All-Tournament Team
* Started all 17 games played
* Led the backline to seven shutouts, five of which were victories
* Helped hold conference opponents to only two goals on 45 shots
* Tallied two goals for four points
* Tied for first in the AMCC with two game winners
* Delivered the deciding penalty kick score in the AMCC Championship vs. Alfred State
* Netted game-winning goals at Houghton and La Roche
2023
* Second Team All-AMCC
* Academic All-AMCC
* Helped the Lions record 11 shutouts, six of which were in conference play
* On the backline, he allowed only three goals on 35 shots in AMCC action
* Notched a header goal against La Roche
2022
* First Team All-AMCC
* Academic All-AMCC
* Played in 20 games, starting 19
* Scored the game-winning goal and dished out an assist against Pitt-Greensburg
2021
* AMCC Defensive Player of the Year
* Second Team All-Region
* First Team All-Conference
* Academic All-AMCC
* Helped the defense hold conference opponents to just two goals
* Was instrumental in the team 0.25 goals-against average
2020
* Academic All-AMCC
* Team Rookie Award
* No official season due to covid
At Penn State Behrend
* Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
* Master of business administration
Personal
* Son of Mary Jo and Christopher Cassano
* Two-sport athlete at Bethel Park High School
* Three-year letterwinner in soccer and basketball
* Player to Watch
* First Team All-Section
* National Honor Society
* Principal Advisory Council Executive Member
* American Legion Nominee
Recent games
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Waynesburg | W, 3-0 |
| Oct 26 | Carlow | W, 4-0 |
| Oct 29 | Hilbert | W, 6-0 |
| Nov 6 | Mt. Aloysius | W, 2-1 |
| Nov 9 | at Alfred St. | W by PK, 0-0 |
| Nov 16 | at Johns Hopkins | L, 1-0 |
Season Statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 7 |
| Games started | 17 | 7 |
| Goals | 2 | 1 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 4 | 2 |
| Shots | 8 | 5 |
| Shot Pct | .250 | .200 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 1 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | MCLA | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 1 | Lycoming | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | vs. King's (Pa.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Cortland | L, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Grove City | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | Chatham | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Franciscan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Houghton | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | at La Roche | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | at Rochester Inst. | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | Pitt-Greensburg | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Pitt-Bradford | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Mt. Aloysius | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Alfred St. | T, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Penn State Altoona | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | Waynesburg | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Carlow | W, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Hilbert | W, 6-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Mt. Aloysius | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Alfred St. | W by PK, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Johns Hopkins | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | MCLA | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 1 | Lycoming | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | vs. King's (Pa.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 8 | vs. Cortland | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 11 | at Grove City | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 14 | Chatham | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 21 | at Franciscan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 25 | at Houghton | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 28 | at La Roche | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Oct 2 | at Rochester Inst. | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 5 | Pitt-Greensburg | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 9 | at Pitt-Bradford | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 12 | at Mt. Aloysius | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 15 | Alfred St. | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 19 | at Penn State Altoona | W, 2-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 23 | Waynesburg | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Carlow | W, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Hilbert | W, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 6 | Mt. Aloysius | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 9 | at Alfred St. | W by PK, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 16 | at Johns Hopkins | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | MCLA | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 1 | Lycoming | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | vs. King's (Pa.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Cortland | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Grove City | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | Chatham | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Franciscan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Houghton | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at La Roche | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at Rochester Inst. | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | Pitt-Greensburg | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Pitt-Bradford | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Mt. Aloysius | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Alfred St. | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Penn State Altoona | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | Waynesburg | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Carlow | W, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Hilbert | W, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Mt. Aloysius | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Alfred St. | W by PK, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Johns Hopkins | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| October | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Splits Stats: Season Scoring
| gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 8 | .250 | 3 | .375 |
| Conference | 7 | 5 | .200 | 1 | .200 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 5 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 10 | 7 | .286 | 3 | .429 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 7 | 6 | .333 | 2 | .333 |
| Losses | 6 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 1.000 |
| October | 7 | 4 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| November | 3 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
Splits Stats: Season Shooting
| gp | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Conference | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Losses | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| October | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats: Season Misc.
| gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 17 | .12 | .00 | .24 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | .14 | .00 | .29 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 5 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | .20 | .00 | .40 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | .29 | .00 | .57 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 7 | .29 | .00 | .57 |
| October | 7 | 7 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| November | 3 | 3 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
Splits Stats: Game Scoring
| gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | .47 | .250 | .18 | .375 |
| Conference | 7 | .71 | .200 | .14 | .200 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 5 | .20 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Away | 10 | .70 | .286 | .30 | .429 |
| Neutral | 2 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 7 | .86 | .333 | .29 | .333 |
| Losses | 6 | .33 | .000 | .17 | .500 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | .43 | .667 | .43 | 1.000 |
| October | 7 | .57 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| November | 3 | .33 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
Splits Stats: Game Shooting
News mentions
Cassano Collects All-ECAC Second Team
Penn State Behrend men’s soccer senior Andrew Cassano (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) earned a spot on the 2024 Division III Men's Soccer...
December 17, 2024
Behrend Men’s Soccer Announces 2024 Team Award Winners
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team has announced its team awards for the 2024 season as voted on by the players.
December 10, 2024
Cassano Earns USC All-Region Honors
Penn State Behrend men’s soccer senior Andrew Cassano (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) was selected to the 2024 United Soccer Coaches (USC)...
December 4, 2024
Men’s Soccer Season Ends In Overtime of NCAA First Round at No. 15 Johns Hopkins
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November 16, 2024
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November 15, 2024
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November 9, 2024
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September 30, 2024
Behrend Men's Soccer Blanks La Roche in AMCC Opener
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Cassano’s Game-Winner Carries Behrend Past Houghton, 2-1
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Under the new regime of first-year head coach Chris Ralph, the Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team has been selected to finish second in...
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