Men's Soccer Falls at Case Western

Courtesy of John Leisering

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Case Western Reserve men's soccer team tallied the lone goal of the game to defeat Penn State Behrend 1-0 in non-conference action on Saturday.

Score: Case Western Reserve 1, Penn State Behrend 0  
Records: Case Western Reserve (3-0), Penn State Behrend (1-1-1)

Key Moments:

* Spartans sophomore midfielder Mitchell Fein scored late in the first half (36:55) on a strike into the net's upper left
* The goal was Fein's second game-winner of the young season
* CWRU outshot Penn State Behrend 11-4 (8-1 on goal) and totaled all five of the game's corner kicks
* The last time these teams tangled in Cleveland (9-18-12), Behrend prevailed 3-1
* The Spartans have shut out their first three opponents in 2025 (Franciscan 2-0, Juniata 1-0)
* Lions sophomore goalie Anthony Scalise was credited with seven saves

Notes:

* Prior to today, the teams hadn't played since Case Western won 2-0 at Behrend 2-0 September 17, 2013
* With today's win, Case Western leads the all-time series 9-4-1
* After winning the opening game of the Herb Lauffer Tournament last year, Behrend didn't get its second win until September 25 when it defeated Houghton 2-1 in New York (0-5-1 in that stretch)
* After making the NCAA tournament in both 2022 and 2023, the Spartans ended 2024 at 5-5-6

Up Next:

* The Behrend men will host Grove City on Wednesday, September 10, at 4 p.m. Grove City won 1-0 at home last season and leads the all-time series, 26-21-4