Behrend Men Pulls Off Overtime Win Versus Penn State Altoona
The
Behrend men's soccer team continued their title defense as they took
on Penn State Altoona in a match up of the second and fourth place
teams. The blue and white entered the day at 6-1 in conference
play looking to be in the running for the number one seed in the
conference tournament.
It took nearly 100 minutes of soccer to decide the outcome of this
match up. The Behrend Lions took control in the first overtime
to come out with a 1-0 victory. Freshman Aaron Meehl
(North East/North East) found himself inside the box with less
than two minutes left in the first overtime. Meehl finished
the ball from an Jordan Hoffay (McKees Rocks/Montour) service that
was flicked on by Ahmad Salim (Cranberry/Seneca Valley). Meehl put a shot
to the left of the keeper and found the back of the net. This
was Meehl's first collegiate goal. Dustin Walker (Apollo/Kiski
Area) was solid in the net for the Behrend Lions earning his eighth
shutout of the year.
With the victory,
Behrend moved to 11-6 overall and 7-1 in the conference, while
Penn State Altoona fell to 4-8-4 and 4-3-1 in the AMCC.
The blue and white will finish up the regular season on Tuesday, October 28,
when the Medaille
Mavericks travel to Erie for another key AMCC
match-up. Seeding will determine when the Behrend Lions will play
next. A win against Medaille will put them in a position to
host the conference tournament.