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Men's Soccer Celebration vs Penn College (Oct. 17, 2026)
Reid Silverman
0
Penn College PCT (8-6-5, 5-2-1)
2
Winner St. Mary's (MD) SMCM (9-8-1, 5-2-1)
Penn College PCT
(8-6-5, 5-2-1)
0
Final
2
St. Mary's (MD) SMCM
(9-8-1, 5-2-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn College PCT 0 0 0
St. Mary's (MD) SMCM 0 2 2

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

SMCM Men’s Soccer Blanks Penn College to Advance to United East Semifinals

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – Senior forward Franco Reyes (Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair) and sophomore midfielder Marco Mazzola (Pasadena, Md./Archbishop Spalding) each found the back of the net to lift the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team to a United East Conference Tournament win Saturday evening (Oct. 31). No. 4 seed St. Mary's College (9-8-1) is headed to the conference semifinals for the ninth consecutive time following a 2-0 shutout of No. 5 seed Penn College (8-6-4).
 
The Seahawks, who captured the United East Tournament crown in 2023 and 2024, will continue their tournament journey Tuesday, Nov. 3, when SMCM travels to Abington, Pa., to face No. 1 seed Penn State Abington (11-4-4) in a semifinal matchup at Memorial Field at 2 pm. Purchase your tickets online.
 
How It Happened
  • St. Mary's College outshot the Wildcats, 8-1, in the first half with Penn College's Justin Crismale making two stops to send the two sides into halftime in a scoreless draw.
  • The Seahawks finally broke through in the 54th minute when senior forward Lucas Evans (Greenbelt, Md./South River) gave Mazzola a short pass just outside the penalty box and Mazzola blasted it into the top right corner for his first goal of the season.
  • SMCM gained breathing room with 10 minutes remaining in the game when Reyes put back junior midfielder Zach Blaum's (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee) saved shot at 80:23.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • St. Mary's College notched a 20-7 shot advantage, including a 6-3 edge in shots on goal.
  • The Seahawks dominated corner kicks, 7-1.
 
St. Mary's College
  • Senior Jordon Eckman (Fallston, Md./Loyola Blakefield) made two stops in collecting his second consecutive clean sheet.
  • Reyes paced SMCM with four shots (one on target).
 
Penn College
  • Scott Goldfeder led the Wildcats with two shots (one on goal) while Crismale finished with three saves.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Nov. 3 at No. 1 seed Penn State Abington (11-4-4) – Abington, Pa. (Memorial Field) – 2 pm
 
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