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MSOC - Senior Day
0
Gallaudet GAL (0-14-0, 0-8-0)
12
Winner Penn St.-Abington PSA (10-4-4, 8-0-0)
Gallaudet GAL
(0-14-0, 0-8-0)
0
Final
12
Penn St.-Abington PSA
(10-4-4, 8-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gallaudet GAL 0 0 0
Penn St.-Abington PSA 8 4 12

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Abington Blanks Bison; Finishes Perfect in United East

Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's soccer team concluded United East Conference (UEC) play with a perfect 8-0-0 record after defeating Gallaudet University, 12-0, in the regular season finale on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Field.  Prior to the game, the Nittany Lions recognized its senior class, including seniors Nick Lachawiec and Hugh Nungessor in part of Senior Day festivities.
 
Score: Penn State Abington 12, Gallaudet 0
Records: Penn State Abington (10-4-4, 8-0-0 UEC) | Gallaudet (0-14-0, 0-8-0 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Memorial Field)

How It Happened
 
* Abington ripped off a program record 48 shots edging the previous mark by one shot set last year against Gallaudet.
 
* Nungessor got credited with the game-winning goal as he scored the first of eight first half goals by the Nittany Lions.  Nungessor scored his fifth goal of the season off an assist from junior Rael Halim.
 
* Junior Frankie Rafferty scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season in the ninth minute with sophomore Aramis Shire assisting on the play.  Sophomore Liame Attis followed with back-to-back scores in the 19th and 23rd minutes to give Abington a 4-0 lead.
 
* Abington received goals from freshman Adiv Opinkaro (29'), junior Nico Anagnostopoulos (34'), sophomore Da'Vid Robinson (38') and freshman Quincy Wade (45') to close out the first half.
 
* In the second half, junior Joseph Thompson scored his first career goal in the 51st minute.  A through pass up the middle by freshman Marco Fiocca led to the score by Thompson .
 
* Junior Mohamed Konneh tallied his fifth goal of the season in the 59th minute and was followed by scores from freshmen Ryan Falcone (62') and Lucas Silva (75').  Both Falcone and Silva recorded their first career goals.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Junior Amerr Yagoub tallied two assists for the third straight game and as a result, broke the program's single season record for assists.  Yagoub now has 11 assists this year that leads the United East and is tied for the most in NCAA Division III.  The previous program record of 10 was set by Mike Thomas in 2023.
 
* Attis recorded his first multi-goal game of the season and the third of his career.
 
* Rafferty's 11th goal of the season is tied for the fifth most in a single season in program history.  He currently ranks second in the United East in goals scored.

* Opinkaro recorded a season-high four points after totaling one goal and two assists.

* Freshmen Hector Ortiz and Angelo D'Asti combined for the team shutout in net.  Ortiz started the game in net and made way for D'Asti in the second half.  The game officially ended in the 75th minute.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 12th meeting between Abington and Gallaudet since the start of the 2011 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 12-0-0 versus the Bison in the all-time series.
 
Lions Continue to Roll
Abington will enter the postseason riding a 13-game unbeaten streak dating back to Sept. 12.  The team's last defeat was against nationally ranked Rowan University; a 1-0 setback in Glassboro, N.J.  Since, Abington holds an 10-0-3 record.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 31 as the Nittany Lions host eighth-seeded Cairn University in the United East quarterfinals.  Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Memorial Field.
 
 
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