Lone Goal by Akut Lifts Lions Over Pioneers
ERIE, Pa. – Senior Brendan Akut (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) scored the lone goal against Alfred State Wednesday night, keeping the Lions undefeated in conference play.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
Alfred St.
| Game Statistics | Penn State Behrend | Alfred St. |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 16 (6) | 5 (2) |
| Saves | 2 | 5 |
| Fouls | 16 | 10 |
| Corner Kicks | 14 | 3 |
| Offsides | 2 | 1 |
ERIE, Pa. – Senior Brendan Akut (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) scored the lone goal against Alfred State Wednesday night, keeping the Lions undefeated in conference play.
Final Score: Behrend 1, Alfred State 0
Records: Behrend (11-3, 6-0 AMCC), Alfred State (4-10, 1-5 AMCC)
Key Moments
* Akut tallied his first goal of the year in the 6th minute
* The goal came off a nice pass from Tyler Vandemerwe (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) who found Akut streaking toward the goal, pulling the Pioneer goalkeeper out for the tap-in
* Behrend continued to pressure Alfred State in the first half, sending ten shots toward the Pioneer keeper
* The Lions held the Pioneers to just two shots through the first 45
* The Pioneers had an opportunity to tie it late in the second half but sent a shot just over the crossbar
* Behrend held a 16-5 shot advantage
* Cameron Eckberg (Westmoreland City, PA/Norwin) and Logan Brinsky (Canonsburg, PA/Peters Township) led the Lions in shots with three each
* Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) earned his tenth win on the year along with his seventh clean sheet
* The win extends the Lions win streak to nine straight
Up Next:
* Behrend returns to action on Saturday against Hilbert for Senior Day. Game time is 4:30 p.m.