No. 12 Men's Soccer Travels to Franciscan For AMCC Game of the Week
The No. 12 Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team will travel to Steubenville, Ohio to take on the Franciscan Barons in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday at 1 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The No. 12 Penn State Behrend men's soccer team will travel to Steubenville, Ohio to take on the Franciscan Barons in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Behrend News & Notes:
* Behrend improves the winning streak to 10 straight games with a 4-0 decision over D'Youville on Tuesday
* The Lions join Eastern Connecticut as the only two teams untied and undefeated in Division III
* Behrend remains No. 2 in the USC Great Lakes Region and is currently 12th in the USC Top 25 National Poll
* Last time out, Nick Kisiel (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) and Aaron Harris (Washington, PA/McGuffey) each tallied a goal and an assist
* Jordan Floyd (Plum, PA/Plum) tallied his team-leading seventh goal of the season in the first two minutes and off the first shot taken in the game
* Andrew Mastovich (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) and Matt Warnaka (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) were named the AMCC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively
Franciscan News & Notes:
* The Barons are 7-1-2 overall and 2-0-1 in the AMCC
* Franciscan is also undefeated when playing at home (4-0)
* The Barons recently defeated Penn State Altoona on Tuesday by a score of 2-0
* Junior midfielder Nick Miller is tied for third in the AMCC in goals with eight
* Goalkeeper Brian Gaughan leads the conference with a 0.48 goals-against average
* Gaughan has only given up five goals in 10 contests and has made 54 saves
Series History:
* Behrend is 13-0 against the Barons dating back to 2008
* The Lions defeated Franciscan twice last year
* Behrend won 2-1 during the regular season and 5-2 in the AMCC Tournament