Gannon Golden Knights
Jen White
Gannon's six seniors were honored prior to Saturday's 2-0 victory against Pitt-Johnstown.
0
Pitt-Johnstown UPJM (1-15, 0-10 PSAC)
2
Winner Gannon University GAN (6-9, 4-6 PSAC)
Pitt-Johnstown UPJM
(1-15, 0-10 PSAC)
0
Final
2
Gannon University GAN
(6-9, 4-6 PSAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Pitt-Johnstown UPJM 0 0 0
Gannon University GAN 0 2 2

Next Game:

at East Stroudsburg University

10/30/2015 | 1:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule
Oct. 30 (Fri) / 1:00 PM
at East Stroudsburg University

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Alexis Quinn, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Men's Soccer Honors Seniors with Shutout of Pitt-Johnstown

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: at Gannon 2, Pitt-Johnstown
Records: Gannon (6-9, 4-6 PSAC) , UPJ (1-15, 0-10)
Location: Erie, Pa. – McConnell Family Stadium
The Short Story: The Gannon men's soccer honored their seniors with a 2-0 victory over Pitt-Johnstown in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) match Saturday evening in Erie, Pa.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Neither team was able to put a point on the scoreboard in the first half, but Gannon's offense took eight shots at the Mountain Lions goalie.
  • The Golden Knights recorded six corner kicks in the first half.
  • Nick Stephenson (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake) put the Golden Knights on the board with a header from Jason Fox (Southport, Australia/The Southport School) in the 78th minute of action, giving Gannon a 1-0 lead.
  • Five minutes later Hamza Mourchid (Hombourg-Haut, France/Poncelet) extended the Golden Knights lead, 2-0, as Mourchid received a pass from Tyler Martin (Cambridge, Ontario/Monsignor Doyle) and Mourchid ripped it from 25 yards out and it went off the goalies hands.
  • The Golden Knights went on for the 2-0 shutout of Pitt-Johnstown.
  • Gannon outshot UPJ 18-5, and had 19 corner kicks in the victory.
  • Jorge Hernandez (Atvidaberg,Ostergotland (Sweden)/Bildningscentrum Facetten) had three saves in between the pipes for the Golden Knights.


UP NEXT
Gannon concludes the 2015 season on the road, as they travel to East Stroudsburg, Pa. on Friday, Oct. 30, action is slated to begin at 1 p.m. against East Stroudsburg.

 
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Players Mentioned

Jason Fox

#11 Jason Fox

MF
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Sports Management/Marketing
Nick Stephenson

#22 Nick Stephenson

MF
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Sports and Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy
Tyler Martin

#8 Tyler Martin

F
5' 9"
Freshman
Sport and Exercise Science
Hamza Mourchid

#9 Hamza Mourchid

F
5' 7"
Junior
Undecided
Jorge Hernandez

#20 Jorge Hernandez

GK
6' 0"
Sophomore
Business Administration

Players Mentioned

Jason Fox

#11 Jason Fox

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Sports Management/Marketing
MF
Nick Stephenson

#22 Nick Stephenson

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Sports and Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy
MF
Tyler Martin

#8 Tyler Martin

5' 9"
Freshman
Sport and Exercise Science
F
Hamza Mourchid

#9 Hamza Mourchid

5' 7"
Junior
Undecided
F
Jorge Hernandez

#20 Jorge Hernandez

6' 0"
Sophomore
Business Administration
GK