ABINGTON, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's soccer team punched its ticket to the NEAC Final Four with a 1-0 shutout of Wilson College on Tuesday afternoon.
Abington is set to be the hosting site for the NEAC Championship after earning the regular season title with a program record 10-0 mark in the conference.
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Nittany Lions earned their place after the first round win over Wilson College in a tense match at Memorial Field. A scoreless first half set the stage for Nittany Lions freshman
Michael Albers (Southampton, Pa.). Five minutes into the second half Albers found a deflected ball in the box off a long throw in, and the midfielder didn't show his youth with a cool finish to the low left post. The NEAC's best defense stymied the Phoenix attack and only allowed three shots the entire match, none of which tested the goal keeper.
The Nittany Lions will move on in the tournament with the semifinal scheduled for Saturday with a time to be deterimined.