October 19, 2021

Late Goals Lift Men’s Soccer Past Penn State Beaver

Penn State Beaver

10-6, 6-3

Penn State New Kensington

11-3, 8-1

Final

Penn State Beaver (10-6, 6-3)

Penn State New Kensington (11-3, 8-1)

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. – Two goals in the last eight minutes of play allowed the Penn State New Kensington men's soccer team to keep their winning streak alive with a 2-1 victory against Penn State Beaver. With the win, the Lions (11-3, 8-1 PSUAC) clinched a home game in the upcoming PSUAC Tournament.

New Kensington went down early when Beaver scored in the 15^th minute. The two teams then played an even match for the next for the next 68 minutes with neither squad finding the back of the net.

Finally, in the 83^rd minute, freshman forward Austin Arnold (Washington, Pa. / Chartiers-Houston) found himself alone with the ball in front of the goal and beat Beaver's keeper one-on-one to tie the game. The matched looked to be headed into overtime, but New Kensington found itself with one more chance with less than a minute left on the clock. Senior midfielder Brady Braun (Harrison City, Pa./Penn Trafford) managed to score directly off a corner kick to take the lead and eventual victory.

Pablo Rea (Tustin, Calif. / Santa Ana) made three saves in goal for New Kensington.

New Kensington will take on Penn State Brandywine in a battle for first place on Saturday, Oct. 23, at 2:00 p.m. Prior to Saturday's game, the Lions will recognize its seniors.