Beaver Loses in Day 1 of USCAA National Tournament
Beaver falls big to Five Towns in USCAA National Tournament
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Penn State Beaver
(12-7-0)
|
2 | 1 | 3 |
|
Five Towns College
(14-1-0)
|
5 | 3 | 8 |
Team Stats
Five Towns College
| Game Statistics | Penn State Beaver | Five Towns College |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 10 (5) | 26 (17) |
| Saves | 9 | 2 |
| Fouls | 9 | 10 |
| Corner Kicks | 4 | 12 |
| Offsides | 8 | 3 |
Virgina Beach, Va- For the third time in program history, the Penn State Beaver Men's Soccer program traveled down south to Virginia Beach, Virginia for the 2021 Division II USCAA Men's Soccer National Championship tournament. In game one of pool play, Beaver took on #1 seeded Five Towns College from New York, New York.
Five Towns struck quick. Three minutes in, Five Towns netted a free kick to take and early 1-0 lead. Four minutes later, Beaver helped out the sounds by scoring an own goal off a Five Town's corner kick to fall behind 2-0. 50 seconds later, Beaver scored again, this time in their own net. Sophomore Jake Saldivar scored off a nifty pass from Junior Ethan Paxton; and Beaver was within one. Five minutes later, Five towns struck again to make it 3-1. At the 22 minute mark, Freshman Nadeem Shakshir scored an unassisted goal to make it 3-2. This was the closest it would be. Five Towns scored twice more before half to lead 5-2 at the break. In the second half, after two more Five Town's goals, Junior Misa Garcia scored an unassisted goal. Five Towns would add one more, to take the match 8-3. This game was much closer that the score would apprear. Beaver played well, but just could not capitalize on the chances as they were presented.
Beaver will play their second pool play game on Sunday, at 2:30 p.m. They will be taking on Yankey Conference winner Central Maine Community College.
