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Penn State Abington
MSOC - Frankie Rafferty
0
Lancaster Bible LBC (5-10-3, 2-4-2)
2
Winner Penn St.-Abington PSA (8-6-4, 7-0-1)
Lancaster Bible LBC
(5-10-3, 2-4-2)
0
Final
2
Penn St.-Abington PSA
(8-6-4, 7-0-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lancaster Bible LBC 0 0 0
Penn St.-Abington PSA 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Abington Advances to United East Semifinals

Abington, Pa. – For the third time in four years the Penn State Abington men's soccer team is headed to the United East Conference (UEC) semifinals after defeating tenth-seeded Lancaster Bible College, 2-0, in the quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Field.  The Nittany Lions, seeded second in the tournament, will host third-seeded Cairn University in the semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. 5.  The Highlanders defeated sixth-seeded Penn College, 2-0, in their quarterfinal matchup.
 
Score: Penn State Abington 2, Lancaster Bible 0
Records: Penn State Abington (8-7-4, 7-0-1 UEC) | Lancaster Bible (5-10-3, 2-4-2 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Memorial Field)
 
Goal Scorers
Amerr Yagoub – PSA (61') | Frankie Rafferty – PSA (80')
 
How It Happened
 
* After a scoreless first half, Abington scored the game's first goal early in the second half.  Freshman Frank Monaco took the throw-in and heaved it towards inside the box where senior Sean Horvay flicked it back and found sophomore Amerr Yagoub and fired a shot past the Lancaster Bible keeper for his first goal of the season.
 
* Abington doubled its lead in the 80th minute when freshman Frankie Rafferty connected on his first collegiate goal.  On a somewhat of a breakaway through the defense, Rafferty along with junior Jayden Barragan, pushed up field and a give-and-go from Rafferty to Barragan back to Rafferty led to the score. Barragan recorded his first assist in an Abington uniform on the play.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
*  Senior Brendan Werner recorded his ninth shutout of the season and the 12th of his career.  He finished the game with two saves as he increased his career total to 114; one shy of third-place in the program's record book.  The win also marked his 12th of his career which ranks sixth all-time. In addition, with the blank slate, Werner lowered his career goals against average to 0.97 which is currently the lowest in program history.
 
* Abington outshot the Chargers by an 11-5 margin.  The Nittany Lions also held a slight edge in corner kicks, 4-2, with all four coming in the second half.
 
Abington in the Postseason
The Nittany Lions are making their 11th appearance in the postseason and eighth straight since the 2016 season with the exception of 2020 when the season was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Abington improves to 9-7-1 all-time in the postseason after today's win over the Chargers.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 15th meeting between Abington and Lancaster Bible since the start of the 2011 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 9-4-2 versus the Chargers in the all-time series, including 2-0-0 in the postseason.  Abington defeated LBC in the 2018 NEAC Championship game.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 5 as the Nittany Lions host Cairn in the United East semifinals.  Game time is still to be determined.  The winner will advance to the conference championship game and face either #1 St. Mary's College (Md.) or #4 Penn State Harrisburg.
 
 
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