#3 ALFRED STATE, #4 MOUNT ALOYSIUS EARN MEN'S SOCCER FIRST ROUND VICTORIES
No. 3 Alfred State College and No. 4 Mount Aloysius College are advancing to the semifinal round of the AMCC Men's Soccer Championship Tournament, after each earning victories in the first round on Saturday, November 1.
Alfred State 4, Pitt-Bradford 1
The third seeded Alfred State men's soccer team notched a home victory against the sixth seeded Panthers 4-1. With the win, the Pioneers advance to the AMCC semifinals.
Jack Emo and Henry Leahy put together a strong showing for Alfred State, as they both delivered a brace. On the other side of the ball, Marcus Tittle held strong in the goal, only allowing one made shot while turning away three total.
The Pioneers took a while to settle into their offense as their first score came late in the 34th minute of the first half. Henry Leahy poked the ball past the goalie off a pass from Alexander Romero for a 1-0 advantage that continued into halftime.
In the second half, Leahy's momentum continued as he found his way to a second goal off a pass from Andres Garces to extend the lead to 2-0. After some time, Alfred created another look with Brogran Cotter placing a ball to Emo for his first goal of the game, putting the Pioneers up 3-0. The Panthers answered back shortly after, as Kyle Carsen registered a goal, bringing the score to 3-1. The Pioneers scored the dagger in the 88th minute, as Emo snuck one past the goalie with three defenders surrounding him to close out the game 4-1.
The Pioneers will hit the road next, heading to La Roche to face off against the No. 2 Redhawks in the semifinals. Kickoff is set for Wednesday, November 5th at 2pm.
Mount Aloysius 4, Pitt-Greensburg 1
Gonzalo Terricabris and Joel Martinez each scored twice as Mount Aloysius rolled past Pitt-Greensburg 4–1 on Saturday afternoon in the AMCC men's soccer first round.
The Mounties wasted no time getting on the board, as Terricabris netted his 12th goal of the season just 1:42 into the match. Martinez doubled the lead in the 24th minute off a pass from Tanner Polcyn, and Terricabris struck again eight minutes later to make it 3–0.
Pitt-Greensburg (7–7–5) pulled one back in the 38th minute on a goal from Matt Armenio, assisted by Brayten Sedor, trimming the deficit to 3–1 at halftime.
Mount Aloysius sealed the result in the 56th minute when Martinez tallied his second of the day, assisted by Daniel Irujo. The Mounties outshot the Bobcats 20–6 and held a 10–3 advantage in corner kicks while allowing just three shots on goal.
With the win, Mount Aloysius advances to the AMCC semifinals and will face top-seeded Penn State Behrend on Wednesday as kick-off is set for 3 PM.