Early Score Gets Grove City Past Behrend

GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team couldn't overcome a quick score by Grove City Wednesday night, falling 1-0 on the road.

Score: Grove City 1, Penn State Behrend 0
Records: Grove City (3-1), Penn State Behrend (1-4)

Key Moments:

* Grove City grabbed an early lead with a score in the second minute of the game
* Jake Kimmich sent a corner kick to the head of John-Luc Harbour which found the left foot of Aidan Eck for the lone goal of Wednesday's contest
* Freshman goalkeeper Anthony Scalise (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) kept the Wolverines from extending their lead with back-to-back diving saves in the 19^th minute
* The Lions best scoring chance in the first half came from Blake Cooper (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) who fired a shot right outside the box that was saved on a dive by Grove City's goalkeeper Teddy Almeter
* Scalise made another impressive save in the 43^rd minute with a jumping stop in the 43^rd minute off a corner kick
* The first-year netminder made another stop keep the deficit at one for Behrend with another jumping save in the 67^th minute
* The Wolverines defense hounded the Lions in the second half, allowing only one shot on goal to preserve their second shutout win of the season
* In the 79^th minute, Owen Petersen (Erie, PA/McDowell) recorded the second half shot on goal for Behrend that was gathered in by Almeter
* Cooper and Reilly Nickles (Pittsburgh, PA/Moon Area) led the Lions with two shots apiece, while Eck tallied a game-high four shots for Grove City
* Scalise finished with eight saves in net. His counterpart Almeter made four saves to keep Behrend off the scoreboard

Up Next:

* The Lions return home for a matchup against Chatham on Saturday, Sept. 14. Kickoff is slated 1 p.m.