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Gannon returns to the postseason following a trip to the PSAC Championship game last year

Men's Soccer Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

PREVIEW: Gannon Men's Soccer Welcomes Seton Hill for PSAC Quarterfinals on Tuesday

GAME DAY CENTRAL
#3 PSAC - Gannon (10-6-1, 7-3-1 PSAC) vs. #6 PSAC - Seton Hill (7-4-6, 4-2-4 PSAC)
  • What: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Quarterfinals
  • When: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
  • Where: McConnell Family Stadium - Erie, Pa.
  • Kickoff: 5:00 PM
  • Live Video: Click Here | Live Stats: Click Here

MATCH INFORMATION
  • General Admission Tickets: $10 Adults / $5 Students
  • Students of PSAC member institutions are admitted free of charge by showing their school ID.
  • Directions: To McConnell Family Stadium I GPS Address: 430 Sassafras Street, Erie, Pa. 16507

PSAC TOURNAMENT COVERAGE
  • PSAC Tournament Web Headquarters: Click Here
  • Around the League
    • Shippensburg (#4 PSAC) vs. East Stroudsburg (#5 PSAC) – PSAC Quarterfinals
    • Tuesday, October 30 | 4:00 PM - Live Stats | Live Video
  • PSAC Links

ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
  • All-Time Series: Gannon leads 8-2-2
  • First Meeting: October 17, 2007 – Gannon 2, Seton Hill 1 (Erie, Pa.)
  • Last Meeting: October 3, 2018 – Gannon 2, Seton Hill 0 (Greensburg, Pa.)
  • Series Notes: Gannon will play Seton Hill for the second time this season following a road game against the Griffins at the beginning of October. Tuesday's game will be the first against the Griffins at home in 2018.

OTHER LINKS
TUESDAY PSAC QUARTERFINAL STORYLINES/NOTES
  • After a slow start to begin the season against some tough competition, the Gannon men's soccer team rolled off seven wins in a row.
  • The Golden Knights enter the conference tournament with a 3-1-1 mark in their last five games.
  • Gannon is 6-2 at home this season and have outscored its opponents by an 18-6 margin at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • Sam Thornton (Rotherham, England/Wickersley School and Sports College) is tied for the conference lead with 11 goals and leads the league with 4.69 shots/game.
  • Alex Lee Yaw (Jamestown, N.Y./Mercyhurst Prep) has put his skills on display to close out the regular season, with goals in four of the last five games. Lee Yaw has scored five times this season despite playing in just six games.
  • Joe Knox (Gold Coast, Australia/The Southport School) has racked up four goals and an assist for nine points this season. Knox has recorded two shots on goal in four different games this season.
  • Thornton and Knox registered the goals in a 2-1 road win for Gannon over Seton Hill on October 2.
  • Baran Kilic (Darmstadt, Germany/Bertolt-Brecht-Schule) leads the team with four assists while Srdjan Dujkovic (Darmstadt, Germany/) and Tyler Martin (Cambridge, Ontario/Monsignor Doyle) have also helped facilitate the Gannon offense.
  • Gannon has won six of its 10 games by shutout this season. The Golden Knights had a shutout streak of nearly 500 minutes during their winning streak.
  • Hedi Mehnaoui (Paris, France/Lycee Chevrollier) has started all 17 games in goal for the Golden Knights. He has made 60 saves this season and boasts a 1.33 goals against average.
  • While Mehnaoui has been superb, the back line of the Gannon defense cannot be overlooked. Austin Ludwik (Gold Coast, Australia/The Southport School) and Martin Nord-Varhaug Aanestad (Varhaug, Norway/Bryne Videregaende Skule) have been a consistent defensive presence for the Golden Knights.
  • Seton Hill has a pair of players (Alex Dysen, Henrik Berg) tied for the team lead with five goals. Austin Iddon has started 16 games in net for the Griffins and has a 1.19 goals against average.
  • Gannon, which has made the PSAC Tournament three straight years, received a bye in the Quarterfinals last year. The Golden Knights dispatched of Millersville, 2-0, on November 3, 2017 to advance to the 2017 PSAC Championship game.

UP NEXT
  • The Gannon-Seton Hill winner will meet second-seeded Millersville for the PSAC Semifinals at West Chester's John A. Rockwell Field.
  • The match will take place on Friday, November 2 at either 11:00 AM or 1:30 PM.
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Players Mentioned

Srdjan Dujkovic

#22 Srdjan Dujkovic

MF
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Business Administration
Baran Kilic

#17 Baran Kilic

MF
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Management
Alex Lee Yaw

#47 Alex Lee Yaw

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Sports Management and Marketing
Austin Ludwik

#5 Austin Ludwik

D/MF
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Business
Tyler Martin

#8 Tyler Martin

D/MF
5' 9"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
Sam Thornton

#9 Sam Thornton

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Undeclared
Martin Nord-Varhaug Aanestad

#3 Martin Nord-Varhaug Aanestad

D
5' 10"
Freshman
Business Administration
Joe Knox

#39 Joe Knox

F
6' 1"
Freshman
International Management
Hedi Mehnaoui

#1 Hedi Mehnaoui

GK
5' 10"
Junior
Sport Management

Players Mentioned

Srdjan Dujkovic

#22 Srdjan Dujkovic

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Business Administration
MF
Baran Kilic

#17 Baran Kilic

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Management
MF
Alex Lee Yaw

#47 Alex Lee Yaw

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sports Management and Marketing
F
Austin Ludwik

#5 Austin Ludwik

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Business
D/MF
Tyler Martin

#8 Tyler Martin

5' 9"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
D/MF
Sam Thornton

#9 Sam Thornton

5' 11"
Sophomore
Undeclared
F
Martin Nord-Varhaug Aanestad

#3 Martin Nord-Varhaug Aanestad

5' 10"
Freshman
Business Administration
D
Joe Knox

#39 Joe Knox

6' 1"
Freshman
International Management
F
Hedi Mehnaoui

#1 Hedi Mehnaoui

5' 10"
Junior
Sport Management
GK