MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's men's soccer team battled to a scoreless draw with United East rival Penn State Abington in the team's regular-season home finale on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 21. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Penn State Harrisburg (6-7-4, 2-0-3 United East) kept conference rival and regionally-ranked Penn State Abington (8-4-4, 4-0-1 United East) off the scoreboard on Saturday to remain unbeaten in United East play with one game left in the regular season.

The hometown Lions turned up the intensity in the second half and outshot the visitors in the final 45 minutes. The team's best chance came when Jacob Tankersley got off a good look in the 56th minute but his attempt was just a few inches off target, hitting the crossbar and bouncing away. 

Each team traded shots in the final five minutes, with attempts from Daniel Fombu and Sam Myers missing the mark and a Penn State Abington shot being turned away with less than three minutes left to play. 

NOTABLES

- The shutout was the sixth of the season for Penn State Harrisburg. 

- With the postseason on the horizon, the Lions currently sit third in the United East standings.

- Penn State Harrisburg outshot Penn State Abington 12-to-8 overall.

- Each team got off five shots on frame. 

- Goalkeepers Shayon Kashi and Matt Sheldon each made five saves to preserve the shutout.

SENIOR DAY

Prior to Saturday's game, Penn State Harrisburg recognized its three seniors from the men's soccer class of 2023 in Luke Myers, Marc Rodgers, and Jacob Tankersley. 

WHO'S NEXT?

The Lions wrap up the regular season with a United East contest at conference foe Penn State Berks on Tuesday afternoon.

STAY CONNECTED 

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