Behrend Men's Soccer Battles Allegheny to a Draw in Season Opener

Courtesy of John Leisering

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team battled to a 1-all tie against Allegheny in the first round of the Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer Tournament on Friday.  

Score: Penn State Behrend 1, Allegheny 1
Records: Penn State Behrend 0-0-1, Allegheny 0-0-1

Key Moments:

* Both teams failed to score in the first 45 minutes
* Allegheny had two-of-the-three shots on goal
* Allegheny freshman forward Ransom Perkins had the first shot on goal in the game, about 15 minutes in, stopped by sophomore goalie Anthony Scalise with a diving save to his right
* Behrend came close in the dying seconds of the half when senior midfielder Cole Thomas' shot from the right side of the box went over the crossbar
* The Lions got on the board at 66:04 when junior Andy Jones beat Allegheny goalie Cadan Bennett to the ball on the left side of the box and nudged one by the netminder
* Junior Owen Petersen sent the through ball to Jones
* The Gators tied the game three minutes later when some confusion near the Lions' goal resulted in an own goal 
* Neither team was able to break the deadlock the rest of the way  

Up Next:

* Behrend will take on Baldwin Wallace at 5 p.m. Sunday, the final day of the tournament.