Swann’s Game-Winner Sends Behrend To AMCC Championship Game

ERIE, Pa. – Senior Johnathan Swann (Allison Park, PA/North Allegheny) registered the game-winning goal for No. 2 Penn State Behrend in a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 3 Mount Aloysius in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men's Soccer Semifinal Wednesday afternoon at the soccer complex.

Score: Penn State Behrend 2, Mount Aloysius 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (10-6-3), Mount Aloysius (11-5-2)

Key Moments:

* After 45 minutes of play, the teams went into halftime scoreless with five shots and two on goal for each side
* The Lions had four good scoring chances in the first half with two diving saves made by Mount Aloysius goalkeeper Sam Denchfield on shots by Blake Cooper (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) and John Ziobro (Westtown, NY/Minisink Valley)
* Daniel Irujo and Hippolyte Delhaes tallied the two best scoring chances for the Mounties in first frame
* The start of the second half was similar to the first with a back-and-forth affair between both teams
* Juan Camacho broke the scoreless tie to give Mount Aloysius a 1-0 lead in the 66^th minute
* Louiz Bez sent a free kick to the foot of Camacho who put the ball into the right corner of the net
* Behrend knotted the score at one apiece with a score in the 83^rd minute from Cooper
* Cooper sent a shot from about 25 yards outside the box past Denchfield for the equalizer to force overtime
* With five minutes remaining in extra time, senior Chris Profaca (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) fired a shot off the crossbar and the ball bounced around the box to Swann. Swann delivered a bicycle kick for the game-winner and his third goal of the season
* Swann and Cooper recorded a team-high two shots apiece for the Lions, while Profaca notched a game-high two assists. Camacho and Irujo led the Mounties each with two shots
* Behrend goalkeeper Anthony Scalise (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) tallied his first collegiate playoff win in net, finishing with three saves
* The Lions narrowly outshot Mount Aloysius 10-9 and held a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks on Wednesday

Up Next:

* Behrend will take on the winner of No. 1 Alfred State and No. 5 Pitt-Greensburg in the championship game on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. The highest remaining seed will host on Saturday.