Men’s Soccer Returns Home For Matchup With Chatham

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team takes on Chatham on Saturday, Sept. 14 for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* In their last game, the Lions fell at Grove City 1-0 on Wednesday
* Freshman Anthony Scalise (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) made six saves in net, tallying 14 saves in two games started so far this season
* Blake Cooper (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) and Reilly Nickles (Pittsburgh, PA/Moon Area) each recorded two shots apiece against the Wolverines
* Behrend is led on the year by Owen Petersen's (Erie, PA/McDowell) three points (one goal/one assist), while Cooper, Johnathan Swann (Allison Park, PA/North Allegheny), and Nate Coleman (Vandergrift, PA/Kiski Area) have each delivered a score
* Jac Caputo (Pittsburgh, PA/Montour), Jacob Gajewski (Akron, NY/Clarence), Brock Kiefer (Eighty-Four, PA/Canon McMillan), and Cole Thomas (     Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) have tallied one assist apiece
* Cooper has a team-high 12 shots, eight of which are on goal

Chatham News & Notes:

* The Cougars come into Saturday's contest with a 1-3-1 record, dropping their last game against Juniata (4-1)
* Sophomore forward Luke Matzelle leads the team with two goals and four points
* Goalkeepers Maxwell Cottrill and Jason Kush have split time in net this season, accumulating 42 total saves
* Key returners for the Cougars this year are 2023 First Team selection Azavier Coppin and Honorable Mentions Anthony Quidachay and Colin Sullivan
* Chatham's 2024 roster is made up of thirteen freshmen and thirteen returners, including one senior and one graduate student
* The Cougars were projected to finish sixth in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, after finishing last year 5-3-2 in conference play and falling to Waynesburg in the PAC Quarterfinals (4-1)
* Matzelle, Coppin, Quidachay, and Sullivan were named 2024 PAC Players to Watch
* Keith Danley is in his sixth season after being named the school's first-ever men's soccer head coach in 2019

Series History:

* This is third matchup in program history between Behrend and Chatham
* The Lions were victorious in the first two matchups, defeating the Cougars last season by a score of 2-1