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MSOC - Hugh Nungessor
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St. Mary's (MD) SMC (9-9-1, 5-2-1)
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Winner Penn St.-Abington PSA (12-4-4, 8-0-0)
St. Mary's (MD) SMC
(9-9-1, 5-2-1)
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Final
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Penn St.-Abington PSA
(12-4-4, 8-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
St. Mary's (MD) SMC 0 1 0 0 1
Penn St.-Abington PSA 1 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Nungessor Scores Golden Goal in Overtime to Lift Abington to Title Game

Abington, Pa. – Senior Hugh Nungessor scored the 'Golden Goal' in the double-overtime to lift the Penn State Abington men's soccer game to a 2-1 victory over fourth-seeded St. Mary's College (Md.) in the United East Conference (UEC) semifinals on Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Field.
 
The top-seeded Nittany Lions will now host the United East Championship game on Saturday, Nov. 7.  Abington will face the winner of the #2 Penn State Harrisburg/#3 Lancaster Bible College semifinal that is taking place Tuesday night.
 
Score: Penn State Abington 2, St. Mary's 1 (2OT)
Records: Penn State Abington (12-4-4, 8-0-0 UEC) | St. Mary's (9-9-1, 5-2-1 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Memorial Field)

Goal Scorers
Da'Vid Robinson – PSA (24') | Nick Haney – SMC (59') | H. Nungessor – PSA (103')
 
How It Happened
 
* A corner kick attempt minutes into the second overtime period set up the game-winning score as Abington broke the 1-1 tie in the 103rd minute.  Junior Amerr Yagoub took the kick on the left side of the field and launched the ball into the box finding Nungessor who found the back of the net for the 'Golden Goal'.
 
* Abington took the game's first lead in the 24th minute when sophomore Da'Vid Robinson connected on his fourth goal of the season.  Sophomore Aramis Shire fired a long pass into the box where Robinson was able to get a shot off for the score.
 
* Freshman Hector Ortiz made a key save in the 30th minute to keep the Abington lead intact.  Ortiz finished the game with four saves.
 
* St. Mary's eventually got on the board in the 59th minute when Nick Haney scored his 10th goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1. 
 
* Ortiz made his final save of regulation in the 73rd minute stopping a shot by Haney.  He made another save in the first overtime period in the 97th minute to keep the game tied at 1-1.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
*   Yagoub entered the day tied with Wisconsin-Superior's Seth Davidson for the most assists in NCAA Division III with 13 assists.  His helper on the game-winning goal marked the 14th of the season as he continues to add on to his single season record.
 
* Shire registered his sixth assist of the season and now has 20 total points on the year (7G/6A).
 
* Ortiz made four saves in net and improved to 10-1-3 on the year. 
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 11th meeting between Abington and St. Mary's since the start of the 2015 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 3-8-0 versus the Seahawks in the all-time series. The win also marked the team's first-ever victory over St. Mary's in the postseason (1-3-0).
 
Championship Bound
Abington is heading back to the conference final for the first time since 2024 and for the fifth time since 2012.
 
Streaking Lions
Abington has won five straight games and has extended its unbeaten streak to 15 games dating back to Sept. 12. The Nittany Lions are 12-0-3 in that span.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 7 as the Nittany Lions host the United East Championship game at Memorial Field.  Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

 
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