Men's and Women's Soccer
In the first game, Freshman Christian Eckberg scored his first collegiate goal and Aaron Harris added two tallies in a 3-0 Behrend victory against DeSales. With the HLM Championship against SUNY Geneso 6 minutes from penalty kicks, Matt Dziadosz scored in sudden death. The game was a tight battle with vital saves being made by both goalkeepers. Just ten minutes into the game, Geneso hit a shot off the post. Fourteen minutes later, Behrend did the same. In the second half, Aaron Harris had a breakaway opportunity that was saved by the Geneso keeper. Behrend goalkeeper Chris Ralph had a point-blank save to prevent Geneso from winning just minutes into sudden death. The co-MVPs were goalkeeper Chris Ralph and forward Matt Dziadosz. The men's soccer team play John Carroll Friday night at 7.
By: Sabryna Nosher, Contributing Writer
9/5/2017
Men's soccer wins the Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer tournament
Women's soccer falls short in championship game
After a thrilling comeback victory against Ithaca, Behrend lost 3-1 to Baldwin-Wallace. The Ithaca game was the first victory ever against them. After Ithaca scored in the 13th minute, Jordan Oberlander responded in the 19th minute with a goal. In the second half, Freshman Jordan Trauma scored her first collegiate goal in the 52nd minute. After that, Behrend had to endure the heightened pressure from the Ithaca attack with Ania Gorski making seven saves in her first collegiate win. In the championship, Behrend got ahead early with a 6th minute goal from Jordan Oberlander. Then, Baldwin-Wallace scored three unanswered goals to take a 3-1 lead. Baldwin Wallace would hold on to win the HLM Championship by that score. The Women's soccer team play at Case-Western Reserve on Wednesday night at 7:30.