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 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
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
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.