Men's Soccer Posts 3-1 Win at Hilbert
HAMBURG, N.Y. - Penn State Altoona men's soccer earned its second Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference win of the season on Saturday afternoon, defeating league opponent Hilbert College 3-1 at Varsity Field.
Penn State Altoona (3-8, 2-1 AMCC) got goals from Jacob Weaver (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West), Seth Murrelle (Sayre, PA/Sayre), and Jordan Crist (Alum Bank, PA/Chestnut Ridge). Starting goalkeeper Tanner Yaw (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra) made three saves for the win, and Joe Koontz (Everett, PA/Everett) made one save while entering the game in relief for the final 10:18 of the second half.
The Lions scored the game's first goal shortly before halftime. Weaver netted his second goal of the season at 44:08 to make it 1-0, deflecting a shot into the net. Evan Cardoza (Altoona, PA/Altoona) recorded the assist on the goal for his first collegiate point.
Just 1:53 into the second half, Penn State Altoona struck again to double its lead. Murrelle scored his team-leading fifth goal at 46:53, deflecting Deontae Mosley's (Houston, TX/Hylton) corner kick into the net to give his team a 2-0 advantage.
The Lions padded their lead at 64:43, when Crist scored his first goal of the season. Ben Jago (Allentown, PA/Parkland) set up Crist with a pass, and Crist fired a shot into the lower right corner of the goal to make it 3-0.
Hilbert (0-9, 0-3 AMCC) got on the board late in the period, when Jon Saeli took Travis Hicks' pass and sent a shot past the keeper. But Penn State Altoona prevented any further damage, securing a two-goal conference win.
The Lions had strong leads over Hilbert in shots, holding a 29-15 advantage in total shots attempted and a 10-5 lead in shots on goal. Penn State Altoona also had a 7-5 lead in corner kicks.
Next up for the Lions soccer team is a home game on Wednesday, October 4 at 6:00 p.m. against nearby AMCC foe Mount Aloysius College.
Notes: With his goal at Hilbert on Saturday, Lions senior midfielder Murrelle moved into sole possession of second place on the Penn State Altoona men's soccer program's all-time points list. Murrelle now has 51 career points (19 goals, 13 assists).