Penn State Harrisburg Cruises Past Alfred, Advance to ECAC Semifinals

Penn State Harrisburg Cruises Past Alfred, Advance to ECAC Semifinals

Alfred, NY.- The Penn State Harrisburg men's soccer team cruised passed Alfred University on Sunday November 13th for the Eastern College Athletic Conference Quarterfinals. Mena Rezkalla and Mitchell Saye found the back of the net for the Lion's to give them a 2-0 win.

Penn State Harrisburg 2 Alfred University 0

Penn State Harrisburg Starters

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

Alfred Starters

Gutierrez, Taylor, Cronmiller, Lichtman, Piombino, Jelstrom, Soumahoro, Corrigan, Lander, Kyle Craver, Sam Craver

Records: Penn State Harrisburg (13-8-0) Alfred (9-8-2)

Shots: Harrisburg 7 Alfred 12

Shots on Goal: Harrisburg 3 Alfred 5

Corner Kicks: Harrisburg 3 Alfred 8

Saves: Harrisburg 5 Alfred 1

How it Happened:

-Penn State Harrisburg got things started right off the bat, scoring their first goal only 3 minutes into the match. Mena Rezkalla found the back of the net with an assist from Alex West

-Right before halftime the Lion's finished their final goal of the game from Mitchell Saye with the assist given to Victor Weaver

-Although the Lion's dominated play throughout the game, Alfred had the advantage offensively with 13 shots to Harrisburg's 7 and 8 corner kicks

-Brandon Hoover recorded his seventh shut out of the year with 5 saves in net

What's Next?

Penn State Harrisburg will move on the semi-finals of the ECAC Division III Championships on Saturday November 19th. Harrisburg will travel to Lebanon Valley College to face Drew University at 11 am. 

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