ABINGTON, PA. – The Penn State Abington men's soccer team locked up the second seed in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament after a 4-1 win over SUNY Poly on senior day. Abington improves to 10-6 for the season and 8-3 in the conference.
Ed Worthington got the Nittany Lions on the board first when he slotted home a loose ball off a corner kick to give the Nittany Lions a 1-0 lead. Minutes later junior Sebastian Krystofowicz netted his ninth goal of the season putting the Nittany Lions up 2-0 after 15 minutes of action.
Jose Palomeque capped off the scoring in the first half with a goal in the 37
th minute to give the Nittany Lions a commanding lead.
In the second half the Wildcats pulled a goal back to try and shift momentum in their favor but
Liam Morlin closed the door on SUNY Poly with his first career goal.
Abington will have a bye in the first round, and then travel to host site Penn State Harrisburg to face to winner of SUNY Poly and Keuka College on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
The Nittany Lions honored
Jake Kemery,
Justin Hansen,
Ed Worthington,
Hernando Villamil,
Jose Palomeque,
Chris Halasa and
Matthew Bermeo before the game. The seniors finished their careers being a part of two NEAC Regular Season Championships, two NEAC Championships, the programs first NCAA Tournament appearance and a 51-23-2 record.
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