2023 AMCC Men's Soccer News

• Men's Soccer
• November 06, 2023

The Alfred State College men's soccer team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, as announced by the national office Monday afternoon.  

• Men's Soccer
• November 04, 2023

For the first time in team history, Alfred State College has won the AMCC men's soccer championship.

• Men's Soccer
• November 01, 2023

Top-seeded Mount Aloysius College and #3 Alfred State College each earned victories Wednesday night in the AMCC Men's Soccer Semifinals to advance to the Championship Game on Saturday afternoon.

• Men's Soccer
• October 30, 2023

Schwarzel capped off the Lions victory over Hilbert on Wednesday with a score in the 82nd minute. He also helped lead Behrend's backline to its ninth shutout of the season, while not allowing the Hawks to record a shot.

• Men's Soccer
• October 30, 2023

Plizga scored four goals on the week and tallied an assist. He scored two crucial goals in the AMCC playoff game against Altoona, including the game winner. He also added two goals and an assist in a win over Carlow. Two of Plizga's goals last week were considered game winners.

• Men's Soccer
• October 28, 2023

The No. 3 Alfred State College Pioneers and the No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats each earned victories on Saturday afternoon in the First Round of the AMCC Men's Soccer Championship Tournament.

• Men's Soccer
• October 26, 2023

The AMCC Men's Soccer Championship Tournament kicks off this weekend as Mount Aloysius College has clinched the #1 seed for the tournament championship. 

• Men's Soccer
• October 23, 2023

The final AMCC Men's Soccer Game of the Week is between local rivals Mount Aloysius College and Penn State Altoona.

• Men's Soccer
• October 23, 2023

Mohoruk put up five scoreless periods of play for the Lions last week, including posting a pair of AMCC shutouts. In Monday night's home loss to non-conference foe Waynesburg, Sasha got the start and played a spotless first half. He continued his perfect week on the road against Carlow on Wednesday night, when he made four saves to notch the win and shutout. Sasha capped his week with a home shutout victory over Pitt-Bradford on Saturday, when he made three stops to preserve the whitewash. On the week, Sasha went 2-0 with two shutouts and did not surrender a goal in 225:00 time between the pipes. He recorded seven saves for a 1.000 save percentage.

• Men's Soccer
• October 23, 2023

Vullo recorded four goals, including two game-winners, in two games for the Hawks, leading his team to a 2-0 week in conference play. Vullo recorded a hat trick against Pitt-Bradford in a 3-2 win for the Hawks. He also won penalty against La Roche which was converted to make it 1-1 before scoring the game-winner against La Roche in a 3-1 win over the Redhawks. 

• Men's Soccer
• October 20, 2023

The final AMCC Men's Soccer Game of the Week features the 6-2 Alfred State College Pioneers and the 5-1-1 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats.  

• Men's Soccer
• October 16, 2023

Peddle had a solid week for the Mounties, helping them go 2-0 and vault into first place in the AMCC. He contributed to a defense that allowed just one goal and only six shots all week. He also added a goal and an assist in the Mounties' win against Pitt-Bradford. Peddle has been a mainstay for the defense that has tallied seven shutouts as a team this season.

• Men's Soccer
• October 16, 2023

Plizga had two goals on PKs this week, both to put the Bobcats ahead at that point in the match. He also notched an assist. He recorded five shots and two shots on goal.

• Men's Soccer
• October 10, 2023

The AMCC Men's Soccer Game of the Week features the 3-0-1 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats traveling to take on the 4-1 Mount Aloysius College Mounties. 

• Men's Soccer
• October 09, 2023

York made two saves in a crucial 1-0 shutout win against Mount Aloysius in the AMCC Game of the Week. 

• Men's Soccer
• October 09, 2023

Vandemerwe netted the game-winner in the 18th minute of the AMCC Game of the Week to lead the Lions to a 1-0 win over Mount Aloysius and remain undefeated in conference play. He also scored the first goal of the game in a 5-0 victory over Pitt-Bradford Wednesday night. 

• Men's Soccer
• October 06, 2023

The AMCC Men's Soccer Game of the Week features the final two undefeated teams in conference play, as Mount Aloysius College (7-1-3, 4-0 AMCC) travels to Erie, PA on Saturday afternoon to take on Penn State Behrend (6-2-3, 3-0-1 AMCC).

• Men's Soccer
• October 02, 2023

Barnes started two games in net giving up just one goal, as the Bobcats beat Allegheny 1-0, then tied Penn State Behrend 1-1 in the AMCC Game of the Week. He made 13 saves, including four against Behrend, while recording a .929 save percentage for the week.

• Men's Soccer
• October 02, 2023

Potts was the difference-maker for the Pioneers this week as he tallied five goals, including two game-winners. Potts started the week with four goals against Pitt Bradford to secure the come-from-behind 5-3 victory. He followed that with an early penalty shot goal in the game against Penn State Altoona to score his fifth goal of the week, as Alfred State hung on to beat Altoona 1-0.

• Men's Soccer
• September 28, 2023

The AMCC Men's Soccer Game of the Week features the Penn State Behrend Lions and the Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats.

• Men's Soccer
• September 25, 2023

Murdie played outstanding defense last week, allowing just one goal in two games. Murdie also scored two goals and added one assist from the full back position, leading the Hawks to a 2-0 week, including a 1-0 start in conference play.

• Men's Soccer
• September 25, 2023

Cooper helped lead the Lions to a 2-0 week. Against Houghton, he played a part in both goals in the contest, assisting on one and recording his own score. To open up conference play, Cooper tallied three assists on the first three goals of the game for Behrend. For the week, he finished with one goal and four assists for six points.

• Men's Soccer
• September 21, 2023

AMCC men's soccer action kicks off this weekend as Alfred State College (7-1, 0-0 AMCC) travels to Cresson, PA to take on defending AMCC Champion Mount Aloysius College (3-1-3, 0-0 AMCC) in the AMCC Men's Soccer Game of the Week.

• Men's Soccer
• September 18, 2023

Mohoruk picked up his first win as a member of the Penn State Altoona men's soccer team on Saturday afternoon, helping the Lions to their first victory of the 2023 season, a 2-1 triumph on the road at W&J. The junior keeper made a season-high 11 saves between the pipes and helped preserve his team's one-goal lead late in the game.

• Men's Soccer
• September 18, 2023

Hall had a big game on Saturday to propel the Lions to a 2-1 win at W&J, which was Penn State Altoona's first victory of the season. The sophomore scored his first two goals of the season and finished the day with a team-high six shot attempts and two shots on goal.

• Men's Soccer
• September 11, 2023

Priestley had a more than impressive week, helping the Mounties stay undefeated. Over the two contests, Priestley racked up 10 saves and did not allow a goal, recording two shutouts. Over the first two weeks, he's allowed just one goal, ranking in the top three in the AMCC in every goal category. He's got a .944 save percentage with three shutouts, while playing every minute for the Mounties this year.

• Men's Soccer
• September 11, 2023

Sarbudak netted four goals on the week as the Pioneers went 2-0. He scored one goal against Thiel, then followed it up with a hat trick in the win over SUNY Cobleskill. He had a .444 shot percentage and a .778 shot on goal percentage.

• Men's Soccer
• September 05, 2023

Peddle played solid defense and helped the Mounties keep a clean sheet in the 2-0 victory over Bethany, while also scoring his first goal of the season.

• Men's Soccer
• September 05, 2023

Potts scored in the first 90 seconds against Valley Forge over the weekend, while the Pioneers tallied another goal in the first half from a fast-break conversion from Potts. Potts continued his hot weekend with a Sunday fastbreak goal against Gallaudet. Potts tallied three goals and one assist on the weekend as the Pioneers started off 2-0 on the season.

• Men's Soccer
• August 21, 2023

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team has been selected by league coaches to finish at the top of league standings in 2023.