Soccer Set to Play in NCAA Tournament
Against W & J on Wednesday
The
Penn State Behrend men's soccer team captured the AMCC Championship, defeating the number-one seeded Medaille Mavericks 2-1 in overtime
to advance to the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
On Monday, at 11:45 a.m. Tournament seedings were announced. Behrend will travel to Washington, PA, to meet the Washington & Jefferson Presidents on Wednesday, November 7, at 6:00 p.m.
W & J enters the game with a 12-5-3 record, but lost 6-1 earlier in the season to Behrend. The winner will advance to battle second-round host Montclair State (17-2-1) on November 10.
In 2003 Behrend made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The blue and white earned a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament and squared off against the defending national champions in the second-round, losing 3-0.
After losing a pair of 1-0 games in late September, Behrend has rallied. Coach Dan Perritano's charges have put together a nine game streak that features an impressive 8-0-1 mark.
Historically, the men's program have won four conference titles and have appeared in eight of the eleven AMCC Championship contests. The men are 13-4-3 overall and finished 7-2 in AMCC conference play. On the road in 2007, Behrend is 5-2-2 and 1-0 at neutral sites.
Leading the Behrend attack is sophomore forward Jerry Tortella (Pittsburgh/Thomas Jefferson) with 16 goals and 34 season points, while junior midfielder Ahmad Salim (Cranberry/Seneca Valley) has 11 goals and three assists on the year. Between the pipes sophomore goalkeeper Dustin Walker (Apollo/Kiski) has been outstanding. He presents a 0.37 GAA average, limiting the opposition to five goals in 14 games while making 63 saves.
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