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Sophomore Amberlynn Kegler's first career goal with 10:09 remaining clinched Gannon's sixth consecutive postseason appearance.

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California (Pa.) CAL-W (2-10-3, 2-10-3 PSAC)

Gannon University GAN (9-4-3, 9-4-2 PSAC)

California (Pa.) CAL-W

(2-10-3, 2-10-3 PSAC)

Final

Oct. 25, 2016

Gannon University GAN

(9-4-3, 9-4-2 PSAC)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
California (Pa.) CAL-W	0	1	1
Gannon University GAN	1	1	2

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East Stroudsburg University

10/29/2016 | 5:00 PM

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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | 10/25/2016 9:18:00 PM | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Soccer Team Clinches Sixth Consecutive PSAC Tournament Appearance with Late Win Against Cal

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10/29/2016 | 5:00 PM

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	CAL-W	GAN
Goals	1	2
Shots	4	11
Shots on Goal	1	7
Saves	5	0
Corners	0	3
Offsides	2	5
Fouls	13	7

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team	Scoring Play
Score at 2:04
	Emily Cekella (1) Assisted By: Kelsey O'Connor Crossing passfrom right side, headed in
Score at 75:21
	Michaela Colon (1) Assisted By: Olivia Bryan Crossing pass from left side, deflected
Score at 79:51
	Amberlynn Kegler (1) Assisted By: Hannah Manczka Shot inside the right post from 25 yards

Goals

CAL-W

GAN

Shots

CAL-W

GAN

Shots on Goal

CAL-W

GAN

Saves

CAL-W

GAN

Corners

CAL-W

GAN

Offsides

CAL-W

GAN

Fouls

CAL-W

GAN

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-soccer/roster/amberlynn-kegler/4286' class='boxscore_player_link'>Kegler, Amberlynn</a>

#22 Kegler, Amberlynn

Shots

2
SOG

2
Goals

1
Assists

0

<a href='/sports/womens-soccer/roster/emily-cekella/4295' class='boxscore_player_link'>Cekella, Emily</a>

#3 Cekella, Emily

Shots

1
SOG

1
Goals

1
Assists

0

<a href='/sports/womens-soccer/roster/kelsey-o-connor/4305' class='boxscore_player_link'>O'Connor, Kelsey</a>

#18 O'Connor, Kelsey

Shots

2
SOG

1
Goals

0
Assists

1

<a href='/sports/womens-soccer/roster/hannah-manczka/4288' class='boxscore_player_link'>Manczka, Hannah</a>

#11 Manczka, Hannah

Shots

1
SOG

0
Goals

0
Assists

1

<a href='/sports/womens-soccer/roster/shannon-differ/4281' class='boxscore_player_link'>Differ, Shannon</a>

#13 Differ, Shannon

Saves

0
SF

0
Minutes

90:00

Goals

Cekella, Emily

Kegler, Amberlynn

Assists

#11

Manczka, Hannah

O'Connor, Kelsey

Shots on Goal

#15

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: at Gannon 2, California (Pa.) 1
Records: Gannon (9-4-3, 9-4-2 PSAC), California (Pa.) (2-10-3, 2-10-3 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. - McConnell Family Stadium
The Short Story: The Gannon women's soccer team netted the game-winning goal with less than 11 minutes remaining for the second consecutive match and posted a 2-1 victory against California (Pa.) Tuesday night at a chilly McConnell Family Stadium. In addition to extending the longest regular-season home unbeaten streak in NCAA Division II to 20 matches, the Lady Knights clinched their sixth consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament appearance.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Gannon needed only 124 seconds to score the contest's first goal on the first shot by either team. Freshman Emily Cekella (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) headed in a crossing pass from sophomore Kelsey O'Connor (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) from 10 yards out in the middle of the box for a 1-0 lead.
Neither team mustered much offense during the final 42 minutes and 56 seconds of the first half. In fact, the Lady Knights produced the only two shots the rest of the half in the 17th and 18th minutes. No shot was credited to either team during the final 27 minutes and 54 seconds.
Gannon almost doubled its lead early in the second half, but junior Hannah Manczka (Fairview, Pa./McDowell)'s shot in the 56th minute ripped off the crossbar.
The match appeared to be headed to a 1-0 defensive victory in favor of Gannon until late fireworks during the final 15 minutes.
California (Pa.) tied the contest in the 76th minute when Michaela Colon deflected a crossing pass from Olivia Bryan into the net.
Gannon wasted little time answering. Sophomore Amberlynn Kegler (Spencerport, N.Y./Spencerport) put the Lady Knights back in front 4:30 later when she drilled a shot inside the right post from 25 yards out on the right side. Manczka picked up the assist on the play.
Cal had only last chance with 1:26 remaining, but Luisa Holzapfel's hard shot from 20 yards out sailed just wide to the right.

GAME NOTES

Gannon produced advantages in shots (11-4), corner kicks (3-0) and fewest fouls (7-13).
Senior Shannon Differ (Brampton, Ontario /Notre Dame C.S.S.) didn't need to make a save en route to the goalkeeping victory.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Gannon clinched its sixth consecutive PSAC Tournament appearance with Tuesday's victory.
The Lady Knights will be seeded fifth or sixth pending results during the final day of the regular season on Saturday. The squad will be on the road for its PSAC Quarterfinal match-up.
Gannon is ranked eighth in the initial NCAA Division II Atlantic regional rankings released last Wednesday.
The Lady Knights extended the longest regular-season home unbeaten streak in NCAA Division II to 20 matches dating back to the 2014 campaign.
Both Cekella and Kegler recorded their first career goals.
Differ continued to add to her program record for career goalkeeper victories with her 33rd.
Gannon has scored the game-tying or game-winning goal during the final 18 minutes of the last three matches, resulting in a 2-0-1 record in those contests.
The Lady Knights held their opponent without a corner kick for the third time in the last eight matches.
Cal's four shots were the fewest by a Gannon opponent since the Vulcans took two during last year's 1-0 home loss to the Lady Knights.
Gannon forged ahead in the all-time series against California (Pa.) 13-12.
Tuesday's match was playing in chilly conditions with temperatures hovering in the 40's with 5-10 mile-per-hour winds.
Gannon won without a goalkeeper save for the first time since a 5-0 victory against Mansfield at McConnell Family Stadium on October 10, 2015.

UP NEXT

Gannon concludes the regular season Saturday, October 29 against East Stroudsburg at McConnell Family Stadium.
Game time is scheduled for 5 p.m.
The contest is the middle event of a home tripleheader that kicks off with the Gannon-Indiana (Pa.) football game at 12 noon and concludes with the Gannon-East Stroudsburg men's soccer match at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday will be Senior Night as Britney Barry (Sydney, Australia/St. Andrews Lutheran College), Courtney Edwards (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy), Bethany Perri (Valencia, Pa. /Mars Area), Kaylee Lewis (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek), Shannon Differ (Brampton, Ontario /Notre Dame C.S.S.) and Kayla Wysocki (Avon, Ohio/Avon) will be honored during pre-match ceremonies
Gannon and East Stroudsburg will be meeting for the first time since the Warriors ended the Lady Knights' bid for a perfect regular season last year with a 4-2 home victory during the regular-season finale.
East Stroudsburg is ranked fourth in the NCAA Division II Atlantic regional rankings released last Wednesday. The Warriors were tabbed 13th in last week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Top 25 Poll, but fell out of this week's poll released Tuesday afternoon.
Gannon trails the all-time series 1-5-1.
East Stroudsburg is 4-0-1 during the last five contests in the series, including a 2-1 victory during its last trip to Gannon in 2014.
The Lady Knights' only victory against ESU was a 1-0 home win on October 8, 2011.
Live gameday statistics will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/gannon/wsoc.