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Alex Ochman vs Brandywine (11.2.24)
Chuck Steenburgh
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Penn St. Harrisburg PSH (13-4-3, 6-1-1)
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St. Mary's (MD) SMCM (10-6-3, 8-0-0)
Penn St. Harrisburg PSH
(13-4-3, 6-1-1)
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Final
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St. Mary's (MD) SMCM
(10-6-3, 8-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 F
Penn St. Harrisburg PSH 1 0 0 0 0 1
St. Mary's (MD) SMCM 0 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Nairem Moran '99

Seahawks Men’s Soccer Knocks Off Penn State Harrisburg; Headed to Championship Game

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team is moving on! Top-seeded St. Mary's College (10-6-3) eliminated fourth-seeded Penn State Harrisburg (14-4-3) Tuesday night (Nov. 5) in the semifinals of the 2024 United East Conference Men's Soccer Championship Tournament.
 
The Seahawks punched their ticket to Saturday's (Nov. 9) title match by edging Harrisburg, 4-3, in penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw. SMCM, the defending United East champion, will now host No. 2 seed Penn State Abington (9-7-4) in championship game at the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium. Abington notched a 2-1 win over third-seeded Cairn University (11-3-5) in the day's other semifinal matchup.
 
This is St. Mary's College's third consecutive trip to the United East championship game. In 2022, Harrisburg claimed the crown on PKs, 4-1, before the Seahawks captured the program's first-ever United East title last season on PKs, 5-4, over Rosemont College.
 
How It Happened
  • Ricardo Bustamente, the fifth and final Lion to take a PK in the first round of shootouts, found the back of the net to knot the shootout at 3-3 before senior forward Alex Ochman (Rockville, Md./Wootton) propelled SMCM to the next round with his shot into the lower right corner, giving St. Mary's College a 4-3 advantage.
  • Harrisburg opened the penalty shootout strong as Tyler Madairy found the lower left corner and Shayon Kashi saved fifth-year captain Luke Duswalt's (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown) attempt to give the Lions a 1-0 lead.
  • The Seahawks evened the shootout at 1-1 when Addis Tafese missed wide left and senior forward Abdoul Anounkou (Togo/Springbrook [Md.]) nailed the lower left corner.
  • The shootout moved to 2-2 as Tai Bhalla and sophomore midfielder Tyler Foti (Annandale, Va./Annandale) each connected on their attempts.
  • Sophomore goalie Zack Reed (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown) came up with a save, denying Colin O'Hara's penalty kick, while junior midfielder Ryan Cooper (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) buried his shot for a 3-2 SMCM lead.
  • In regulation, Harrisburg established a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute when Jaden Longdon collected a pass from O'Hara, dribbled into the box and found the lower right corner with his left foot.
  • St. Mary's College netted the game-tying goal in the 72nd minute when first-year midfielder Zach Blaum (Richmond, Va./Atlee) drilled a shot into the lower right corner off a Foti pass.
  • In the first overtime period, Ochman nearly connected on a golden goal, but Kashi was up to the challenge.
  • In the second extra frame, the Lions outshot the hosts, 3-1, but all shots were off target.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Harrisburg notched an 18-14 (5-4 on goal) shot advantage as well as an 8-3 margin in corner kicks.
  • Since a 4-1 win on October 20, 2018, the Seahawks have not beaten Harrisburg in St. Mary's City in the last five meetings, going 0-1-4 in those matchups.
 
St. Mary's College
  • Ochman paced SMCM with four shots (one on goal).
  • Reed finished the game with four saves to help St. Mary's College stretch its unbeaten streak to nine.
 
Penn State Harrisburg
  • O'Hara led the Lions with five shots and an assist.
  • Kashi ended the night with three stops as Harrisburg ends its 2024 campaign on a four-game unbeaten streak.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Nov. 9 vs. Penn State Abington – St. Mary's City, Md. (JLR Stadium) – TBD
 
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