Kilic Action Shot
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Gannon played in its first-ever PSAC Championship game on Sunday, Nov. 5.
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Winner East Stroudsburg ESU-M (14-3-2)
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Gannon University GAN-M (11-7-1)
Winner
East Stroudsburg ESU-M
(14-3-2)
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Final
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Gannon University GAN-M
(11-7-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
East Stroudsburg ESU-M 1 0 1
Gannon University GAN-M 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Levi Rex, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Men's Soccer Bows Out of PSAC Tournament in Championship Game; Falls to East Stroudsburg, 1-0

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: (#4-seed) East Stroudsburg 1, (#2-seed) Gannon 0
  • Records: Gannon 11-7-1 | East Stroudsburg 14-3-2
  • Location: West Chester, Pa. – Rockwell Field
  • The Short Story – Gannon Men's Soccer finished as the 2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) runner-up after a 1-0 defeat to East Stroudsburg on Sunday, Nov. 5.
     
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • East Stroudsburg made it 1-0 early in the match with a goal in the fifth minute. Jo Panuccio hit a free kick over the Gannon defense for the Warrior goal.
  • Gannon didn't manage to get a shot off in the first half and went to the break with the one-goal deficit.
  • The Golden Knights got the offense going in the second half to the tune of 11 shots.
  • Baran Kilic (Darmstadt, Germany/Bertolt-Brecht-Schule) issued the first shot on goal for Gannon in the 49th minute but the shot was snagged by ESU's Will Boerema.
  • Gannon managed five second-half shots on goal but couldn't convert on any of the attempts as East Stroudsburg hung on for the victory.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Gannon outshot East Stroudsburg, 11-10.
  • The Warriors made five saves compared to Gannon's three.
  • Jorge Hernandez (Atvidaberg, Sweden/Bildningscentrum Facetten) made three saves for the Golden Knights.
  • Austin Ludwick, George Stannard (Hull, England/Cottingham) and Mathias Krigbaum (Greve, Denmark/Greve Gymnasium) each tallied two shots each in the match.
     
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon played in its first-ever PSAC Championship match. It's the third time the Golden Knights have made the conference tournament since joining the league in 2008.
  • East Stroudsburg captured its 20th PSAC Championship with its victory.
  • The Golden Knights were ranked sixth in the latest NCAA Atlantic Region rankings while East Stroudsburg was unranked.
  • The top four teams from the Atlantic region will make the NCAA tournament.

UP NEXT
  • The NCAA Men's Soccer Selection Show will be on Monday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m live on NCAA.com
  • Gannon Men's Soccer is not expected to receive an at-large bid to the tournament. The Golden Knights season will end if no at-large bid is earned.
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Players Mentioned

Jorge Hernandez

#1 Jorge Hernandez

GK
6' 0"
Senior
Supply Chain Management and Marketing
Baran Kilic

#17 Baran Kilic

MF
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Management
Mathias Krigbaum

#23 Mathias Krigbaum

F
6' 4"
Sophomore
Undeclared
George Stannard

#6 George Stannard

D
6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Sports Management and Marketing

Players Mentioned

Jorge Hernandez

#1 Jorge Hernandez

6' 0"
Senior
Supply Chain Management and Marketing
GK
Baran Kilic

#17 Baran Kilic

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Management
MF
Mathias Krigbaum

#23 Mathias Krigbaum

6' 4"
Sophomore
Undeclared
F
George Stannard

#6 George Stannard

6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Sports Management and Marketing
D