Blue and White Move on to Quarterfinals with Win Over Altoona

Blue and White Move on to Quarterfinals with Win Over Altoona

Alfred, NY- #3 Penn State Harrisburg men's soccer team eliminated #2 Penn State Altoona from the Eastern College Athletic Conference's Division III Championship Tournament on Saturday night. Harrisburg dominated Altoona in their 4-1 win in the Region 4 first round game at Alfred University.

Penn State Harrisburg 4 Penn State Altoona 1

Penn State Harrisburg Starters

Brandon Hoover, Weaver, Ethan Hoover, Panuccio, Vilga, Ikeazor, Elnahrawy, West, Brown, Rezkalla, Rohrbach

Penn State Altoona Starters

Grady, Mandell, Alesius, Crist, Carrigan, Hibbs, Umana, Murrelle, Wasson, Nelson, Weaver

Records: Penn State Harrisburg (12-8, 5-4 CAC) Altoona (11-8-1)

Shots on Goal: Harrisburg 8 Altoona 9

Shots: Harrisburg 13 Altoona 17

Corner Kicks: Harrisburg 8 Altoona 3

Saves: Harrisburg 8 Altoona 5

How it Happened:

-Penn State Harrisburg struck first with a penalty kick finish from Colby Brown in the 25th minute to give the Lion's an early 1-0 lead.

-Ethan Hoover found the back of the net right before halftime with an assist from Victor Weaver

-Penn State Altoona finished their only goal of the night in the 48th minute from Seth Murrelle

-Harrisburg scored two more goals in the second half from Justin Elnahrary and Mitchell Saye to seal their 4-1 win

-Senior goal keeper Brandon Hoover came up big for Harrisburg with 7 quality saves throughout the match

Individual Leaders

Penn State Harrisburg

Colby Brown: 1 goal, 1 shot on goal, 1 shot

Ethan Hoover: 1 goal, 2 shots on goal, 2 shots

Justin Elnahrawy: 1 goal, 1 shot on goal, 1 shot

Mitchell Saye: 1 goal, 1 shot on goal, 1 shot

Victor Weaver: 1 assist, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal

Brandon Hoover: 7 saves in net

Penn State Altoona:

Seth Murrelle: 1 goal, 2 shots on goal, 2 shots

Colton Wasson: 4 shots, 2 shots on goal

Jordan Crist: 3 shots, 3 shots on goal

Penn State Harrisburg will face Alfred tomorrow at 2 pm for the quarterfinal game. Alfred defeated Cobleskill on Saturday, 3-0.