Men's Soccer Blanks St. Mary's (Md.) In Regular Season Finale

kobe harris and daryl lucas celebrate after a goal in a win over st. mary's (md.) in 2022

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's men's soccer team finished off the regular season with a bang, rolling to a 4-0 victory over United East rival and regionally-ranked St. Mary's (Md.) on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29. 

 

Reigning United East Offensive Player of the Week Daryl Lucas netted a pair of goals for the Lions (9-2-6, 6-0-2 United East), Kobe Harris buried the game winner, and Ethan Cortes added three points thanks to a marker and an assist for good measure. 

 

Harris got the scoring with a strike in the 10th minute and Lucas wasted little time doubling the advantage off a feed from Cortes less than seven minutes later. Before the first half was through, Cortes got into the scoring act when he gathered a ball from Katim Njie and put it past St. Mary's (Md.) goalkeeper Matthew Kopsidas in the 30th minute.

 

Lucas kept the momentum rolling early in the second half when he finished off a corner kick insertion from Marc Rodgers with a well-placed header in the 57th minute. Penn State Harrisburg goalkeeper Esteban Leon made a number of quality stops on attempts from Seahawks (10-4-4, 7-1 United East) after the break to preserve the shutout victory. 

 

NOTABLES

- With the win, Penn State Harrisburg finished the season undefeated in conference play.

- Harris' goal was his team-leading 10th of the year. 

- Thanks to his pair of markers, Lucas now has seven on the fall.

- Cortes' score was his fifth goal of the season.

- Each team got off seven shots.

- The Seahawks finished with a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.

- The Lions will enter the upcoming United East Tournament as the No. 2 seed.

 

WHO'S NEXT?

The two-time defending conference champions will take part in next weekend's United East Tournament with a chance to win their third consecutive title. Matchups and game times will be announced on Sunday evening.

 

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