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Penn State Abington
MSOC - Shire
3
Winner Penn St.-Abington PSA (7-4-3, 6-0-0)
0
Notre Dame (MD) NDM (4-4-2, 3-2-0)
Winner
Penn St.-Abington PSA
(7-4-3, 6-0-0)
3
Final
0
Notre Dame (MD) NDM
(4-4-2, 3-2-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn St.-Abington PSA 1 2 3
Notre Dame (MD) NDM 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Abington Clinches Postseason Berth with Win Over Gators

Baltimore, Md. – The Penn State Abington men's soccer team became the first team to clinch a postseason berth after defeating Notre Dame of Maryland University, 3-0, in a United East Conference (UEC) contest on Tuesday afternoon at the Turf Field. Abington currently sits atop the United East standings with a 6-0-0 record. Sophomore Aramis Shire recorded his second multi-goal game after scoring a pair of goals in the win.
 
Score: Penn State Abington 3, Notre Dame (Md.) 0
Records: Penn State Abington (7-4-3, 6-0-0 UEC) | Notre Dame (Md.) (4-4-2, 3-2-0 UEC)
Location: Baltimore, Md. (The Turf Field)

Goal Scorers
A. Shire – PSA (45') | A. Shire – PSA (72') | Anthony Abreu – PSA (88')
 
How It Happened
 
* Right off the bat the Abington offense pressured the Notre Dame defense with three shots on-goal.  Junior Frankie Rafferty ripped off two shots on-goal within the first 34-seconds of the game. Sophomore Da'Vid Robinson fired a shot in the second minute but was stopped by a Notre Dame defender for a team save.
 
* Abington had two more shots on-target in the half by Shire and sophomore Liame Attis but both were stopped by the Gators' keeper Liam Wahlgren Pedersen who finished the half with five saves. The Nittany Lions finally broke through when Shire connected on his first of two goals on the day as time expired in the half. Junior Nico Anagnostopoulos and freshman Ryan Shenko assisted on the play setting up the score.
 
* The score remained 1-0 until and 72nd minute when Abington doubled its lead thanks to Shire's second goal of the game.  Junior Mohamed Konneh assisted on the play.
 
* The Nittany Lions capped the scoring with a score in the 88th minute when sophomore Anthony Abreu scored his second goal of the season with Shire setting up the score.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* The Abington offense outshot the Gators by a 25-8 margin and held a 5-0 advantage on corner kick attempts.
 
* Shire finished the game with two goals and one assist for five points tying his career high which he set earlier this month against Penn State Brandywine.
 
* Freshman goalkeeper Hector Ortiz, the United East Defensive Player of the Week, made five saves in the game; one shy of his season-high.  He also recorded his fourth shutout of the season.
 
* Wahlgren Pedersen made six saves for the Gators.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked just the second meeting between Abington and Notre Dame.  The Nittany Lions are now 2-0-0 versus the Gators after winning last year's matchup, 4-0.
 
Streaking Lions
Abington has won six straight games and are 7-0-2 in its last nine games.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 17 as the Nittany Lions host nationally ranked No. 22 Salisbury University in a non-conference contest.  Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.
 
 
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