Behrend Men's Soccer Receives Honors for
All-Conference Teams
On
Monday, November 5, the AMCC announced the men's Soccer
All-Conference teams. The Behrend Lions made quite an
impression on the league, having six players receive honors.
Selected for the first all-conference team was sophomore forward
Jerry Tortella (Pittsburgh/Thomas Jefferson) and sophomore
goalkeeper Dustin Walker (Apollo/Kiski Area). Tortella is the
Behrend Lions leading goal and points scorer, netting 16 goals and
contributing two assists on the year totaling 34 points. Back
in October, Jerry scored his 16th goal and tied the school record
for most goals in a season set back in 1973.
Walker has been nothing short of impressive between the pipes for the blue and white. He has made 63 saves this season, recording five shut-outs for the year. Walker has only allowed five goals in this season, making for an outstanding 0.37 goals against average. Walker has been ranked among the top ten goal keepers in the NCAA in the goals against average category.
The Behrend Lions had four players named to the
second-team. Among those was sophomore forward Ahmad Salim
(Cranberry/Seneca Valley). Salim is second behind Tortella in
season points. Salim has added 11 goals and three assists
towards the Behrend Lions season totaling 25 points. Senior
captain David Baleno (Pittsburgh/Plum) received his second
all-conference honors. Baleno has played excellent defense in
the midfield but has also helped in the offense efforts, scoring
three goals and adding four assists for the blue and white.
Fellow midfielder Mike Seth (Pittsburgh/Baldwin) also received
honors, his third of his college career. Seth earned honors
the last two years with his former team Pitt-Bradford.
Rounding out the honors for the Behrend Lions is junior defender
Adam Cline (Jefferson Hills/Thomas Jefferson). Cline has been
a tenacious defender for the blue and white this season, stopping
some of the top offensive players in the league. In the AMCC
Championships, Cline scored the game tying goal with only 19 seconds
left and then went on to score the golden goal in overtime to win
the title and advance to the NCAA tournament.
The Behrend Lions will next play in the first round of the Division III NCAA tournament. The men will travel to Washington & Jefferson and take on the Presidents on Wednesday, November 7. Kick-off is set of 6:00 p.m.
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