Men's Soccer Season Ends in ECAC Semifinal Loss to Rutgers-Newark

Men's Soccer Season Ends in ECAC Semifinal Loss to Rutgers-Newark

NEWARK, NJ - The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team concluded their 2021 season with a loss against Rutgers-Newark in the semifinals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament, falling by a score of 4-2.

Key Moments:
* Rutgers-Newark opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and followed up with their second goal in the 32nd minute 
* Five minutes later, Sean Abraham (Oakmont, PA/Riverview) received a pass from John Ziboro (Westtown, PA/Minisink Valley) and fired a shot into the upper right to cut the Lion deficit to one 
* The teams entered halftime with the score sitting 2-1 in favor of the Scarlet Raiders
* Behrend put two shots on goal in the first half compared to Rutgers-Newark sending six shots on target
* Ten minutes into the second half, Tyler Vandemerwe (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) scored the tying goal with Blake Cooper (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) credited with an assist 
* The Scarlet Raiders regained the advantage via penalty kick and would add their fourth of the contest in the final minute 
* The Lions were outshot 18-5 in the second half 
* Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) set a career-high for saves in a single game with 12 

 

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