Lions Rout Hilbert In Regular Season Finale; Named Co-Regular Season Champions

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team earned Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Co-Regular Season Champions with Alfred State after defeating Hilbert, 6-0, in the regular season finale on Tuesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 6, Hilbert 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-6-3, 6-0-2 AMCC), Hilbert (4-8-3, 4-3-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Six different Lions scored in the first half with two players notching their first collegiate scores
* Behrend delivered its first three goals in a six minute span
* Senior John Ziobro (Westtown, NY/Minisink Valley) registered the game-winner in the 15^th minute off a one touch pass from fellow senior Johnathan Swann (Allison Park, PA/North Allegheny)
* Defender Brock Kiefer (Eighty-Four, PA/Canon McMillan) recorded his first goal of the season, firing a shot from well outside the box through the hands of Hilbert's goalkeeper Nikolas D'Andrea in the 18^th minute
* Swann got in the on the action when his shot in the 21^st minute deflected off the diving try of D'Andrea for his second score of the year
* In the 30^th minute, Jac Caputo (Pittsburgh, PA/Montour) sent a corner kick to the foot of Jacob Gajewski (Akron, NY/Clarence) for his first collegiate goal
* Reilly Nickles ( Pittsburgh, PA/Moon Area) picked up his first collegiate goal off a nice lead pass from Dylan Akut (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) in the 36^th minute
* Senior Chris Profaca (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) capped off Behrend's win with an unassisted score in the 39^th minute to give the Lions nine overall wins and six conference victories to end the regular season
* The Lions defense grabbed their eighth shutout of the year and sixth shutout of the season for goalkeeper Anthony Scalise (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) to go along with four saves
* 15 different Lions tallied a shot with Swann and Cooper each registered three shots. Caputo was credited with two assists on Tuesday
* Carter Burke led the Hawks with three shots
* Behrend outshot Hilbert 22-8 and held an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks

Up Next:

* The Lions received a first-round bye in the AMCC Tournament as the second seed and will host the semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at noon against the winner of No. 3 Mount Aloysius and No. 6 Pitt-Bradford