Zak Schwarzel

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Zak Schwarzel
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    145
  • Hometown:
    South Park, PA
  • Position:
    D
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    South Park
  • g
    2
  • a
    2
  • pts
    6
  • gw
    1
Bio

Career Highlights

2021

* Second Team All-AMCC
* Started in all 17 games played
* Tallied one goal and one assist for three points
* Helped the defense post eight shutouts
* Recorded first collegiate goal in a 3-0 win over Pitt-Greensburg
* Dished out first collegiate assist in win against Morrisville State

2020

* No official season due to covid

2019

* Played in 12 games for the Lions as a freshman
* Instrumental in eight of the 10 shutouts 
* Helped the Lions win the 2019 AMCC title and advance to the NCAA Tournament

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in marketing

Personal

* Son of Debby and Ronald Schwarzel
* Two-sport athlete at South Park High School
* Four-year letterwinner in soccer and one in track & field
* All-State
* Brother, Nick Schwarzel, played soccer at Behrend 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 22 7
Games started 22 7
Goals 2 0
Assists 2 2
Points 6 2
Shots 14 2
Shot Pct .143 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 at Pitt-Bradford W, 4-0
Nov 2 Pitt-Greensburg W, 4-0
Nov 5 Mt. Aloysius T, 1-1
Nov 13 Pitt-Greensburg W, 1-0
Nov 19 at Alvernia W, 1-0
Nov 20 vs. Rutgers-Newark L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Sep 2 Franciscan T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 3 Wooster T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 10 vs. Waynesburg W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 11 at Mount Union T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 14 Grove City W, 3-0 - - - - -
Sep 17 Chatham W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 21 Geneva L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 24 at Marietta W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 28 John Carroll L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Mt. Aloysius T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 4 at Hiram W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 8 La Roche W, 6-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Houghton W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 12 Alfred St. W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Penn State Altoona W, 5-0 1 1 0 1 1
Oct 19 Hilbert W, 9-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 22 Pitt-Greensburg W, 4-0 1 1 0 1 1
Oct 25 at Pitt-Bradford W, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 2 Pitt-Greensburg W, 4-0 1 1 2 0 4
Nov 5 Mt. Aloysius T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 13 Pitt-Greensburg W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 19 at Alvernia W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 20 vs. Rutgers-Newark L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Sep 2 Franciscan T, 0-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 3 Wooster T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 10 vs. Waynesburg W, 3-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 11 at Mount Union T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 14 Grove City W, 3-0 - - - - -
Sep 17 Chatham W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 21 Geneva L, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 24 at Marietta W, 2-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Sep 28 John Carroll L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 1 at Mt. Aloysius T, 1-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 4 at Hiram W, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 8 La Roche W, 6-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 10 at Houghton W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 12 Alfred St. W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 15 at Penn State Altoona W, 5-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 19 Hilbert W, 9-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 22 Pitt-Greensburg W, 4-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 25 at Pitt-Bradford W, 4-0 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 2 Pitt-Greensburg W, 4-0 1 3 .667 3 1.000
Nov 5 Mt. Aloysius T, 1-1 1 3 .000 0 .000
Nov 13 Pitt-Greensburg W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 19 at Alvernia W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 20 vs. Rutgers-Newark L, 3-1 1 0 - 0 -
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Sep 2 Franciscan T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 3 Wooster T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 10 vs. Waynesburg W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 11 at Mount Union T, 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 0
Sep 14 Grove City W, 3-0 - - - - -
Sep 17 Chatham W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 21 Geneva L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 24 at Marietta W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 28 John Carroll L, 1-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 1 at Mt. Aloysius T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 4 at Hiram W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 8 La Roche W, 6-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Houghton W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 12 Alfred St. W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 15 at Penn State Altoona W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 19 Hilbert W, 9-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 22 Pitt-Greensburg W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 25 at Pitt-Bradford W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 2 Pitt-Greensburg W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
Nov 5 Mt. Aloysius T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 13 Pitt-Greensburg W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 19 at Alvernia W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 20 vs. Rutgers-Newark L, 3-1 1 1 0 0-0 0
gp gs g a pts
2019-20 12 0 0 0 0
2020-21 - - - - 0
2021-22 17 17 1 1 3
2022-23 22 22 2 2 6
2023-24 20 20 2 1 5
Total 71 59 5 4 14
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2019-20 12 .42 .000 .17 .400
2020-21 - - - - -
2021-22 17 .59 .100 .29 .500
2022-23 22 .64 .143 .23 .357
2023-24 20 .80 .125 .35 .438
Total 71 .63 .111 .27 .422
gp sh sh% sog sog%
2019-20 12 5 .000 2 .400
2020-21 - - - - -
2021-22 17 10 .100 5 .500
2022-23 22 14 .143 5 .357
2023-24 20 16 .125 7 .438
Total 71 45 .111 19 .422
gp yc rc pk gw
2019-20 12 0 0 0-0 0
2020-21 - 0 0 0-0 -
2021-22 17 3 0 0-0 0
2022-23 22 2 1 0-0 1
2023-24 20 0 0 0-0 0
Total 71 5 1 0-0 1
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2019-20 12 0 .00 .00 .00
2020-21 - - - - -
2021-22 17 17 .06 .06 .18
2022-23 22 22 .09 .09 .27
2023-24 20 20 .10 .05 .25
Total 71 59 .07 .06 .20
gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 22 22 2 2 6
Conference 7 7 0 2 2
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 12 2 1 5
Away 8 8 0 1 1
Neutral 2 2 0 0 0
Result
Wins 14 14 2 2 6
Losses 3 3 0 0 0
Month
September 8 8 0 0 0
October 9 9 0 2 2
November 5 5 2 0 4
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 22 .64 .143 .23 .357
Conference 7 .29 .000 .00 .000
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 12 .67 .250 .33 .500
Away 8 .50 .000 .00 .000
Neutral 2 1.00 .000 .50 .500
Result
Wins 14 .57 .250 .29 .500
Losses 3 .33 .000 .00 .000
Month
September 8 .75 .000 .25 .333
October 9 .22 .000 .00 .000
November 5 1.20 .333 .60 .500
gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 22 14 .143 5 .357
Conference 7 2 .000 0 .000
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 12 8 .250 4 .500
Away 8 4 .000 0 .000
Neutral 2 2 .000 1 .500
Result
Wins 14 8 .250 4 .500
Losses 3 1 .000 0 .000
Month
September 8 6 .000 2 .333
October 9 2 .000 0 .000
November 5 6 .333 3 .500
gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 22 2 1 0-0 1
Conference 7 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 12 1 0 0-0 1
Away 8 0 1 0-0 0
Neutral 2 1 0 0-0 0
Result
Wins 14 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 3 2 0 0-0 0
Month
September 8 1 1 0-0 0
October 9 0 0 0-0 0
November 5 1 0 0-0 1
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 22 22 .09 .09 .27
Conference 7 7 .00 .29 .29
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 12 12 .17 .08 .42
Away 8 8 .00 .13 .13
Neutral 2 2 .00 .00 .00
Result
Wins 14 14 .14 .14 .43
Losses 3 3 .00 .00 .00
Month
September 8 8 .00 .00 .00
October 9 9 .00 .22 .22
November 5 5 .40 .00 .80
News mentions
Behrend Men's Soccer Falls in ECAC Championship Game
  • Article
  • November 20, 2022
Behrend Men's Soccer Falls in ECAC Championship Game

The Rutgers-Newark men’s soccer team defeated Penn State Behrend 3-1 in the 2022 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship game on Sunday hosted by Alvernia.

  • November 20, 2022
York Named AMCC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year; 11 Earn All-Conference Honors
  • Article
  • November 08, 2022
York Named AMCC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year; 11 Earn All-Conference Honors

Penn State Behrend men’s soccer senior goalkeeper Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) was named the 2022 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Defensive Player of the Year, headlining the All-Conference Team.

  • November 08, 2022
Behrend Men's Soccer Set to Host AMCC Championship Game Saturday
  • Article
  • November 05, 2022
Behrend Men's Soccer Set to Host AMCC Championship Game Saturday

The No. 1 seed Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team will battle No. 2 Mt. Aloysius in the 2022 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship game at home, beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

  • November 05, 2022
Behrend Men's Soccer Advances to AMCC Finals; Lions Shut Out Pitt-Greensburg
  • Article
  • November 02, 2022
Behrend Men's Soccer Advances to AMCC Finals; Lions Shut Out Pitt-Greensburg

Zak Schwarzel tallied a pair of goals to lead the No. 1 Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team past No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg 4-0 in the 2022 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinals on Wednesday.

  • November 02, 2022
Behrend Men's Soccer Remains On Top AMCC; Lions Defeat Pitt-Greensburg
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  • October 22, 2022
Behrend Men's Soccer Remains On Top AMCC; Lions Defeat Pitt-Greensburg

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team posted its seventh successive shutout - and remained in a tie for first place in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) - with a 4-0 win over visiting Pitt-Greensburg Saturday on Senior Day.

  • October 22, 2022
Behrend Men's Soccer Kicks Off HLM Tournament Friday
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  • September 01, 2022
Behrend Men's Soccer Kicks Off HLM Tournament Friday

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team will host the annual Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer Tournament this weekend at the soccer complex, beginning on Friday and finishing on Sunday.

  • September 01, 2022