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Men's Soccer Kayla Peterson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

PREVIEW: No. 2 Men's Soccer Set To Host First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament

 MEN'S SOCCER GAMEDAY CENTRAL
 Tournament Details  Friday, Nov. 22 & Sunday, Nov. 24
 2019 NCAA Super Region 1 First and Second Rounds
 Gannon University | McConnell Family Stadium
 Tournament Coverage  Live Video – Gannon Sports Network
 Live Stats – Click Here
 Twitter Updates - @GUKnights
 Tournament Central – Click Here
 NCAA Tournament Bracket – Click Here
 Ticket Information
 (Cash Only)		  Adult ($6)
 Student, Seniors, & Children 2-12 years ($4)
 Gannon Students – FREE courtesy of SGA
 Gannon Links  Roster | Schedule | 2019 Stats
 West Chester Links  Roster | Schedule | 2019 Stats
 Assumption Links  Roster | Schedule | 2019 Stats
 
2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 22 (First Round)
  • Game 1: No. 7 West Chester vs. No. 10 Assumption – 12 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24 (Second Round)
  • Game 2: No. 2 Gannon vs. Winner of Game 1 – 12 p.m.
 
NCAA TOURNAMENT INFORMATION  
GANNON STORYLINES/NOTES
  • The Knights learned Monday night that they would enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in Super Region 1 and would host the first and second rounds.
  • Gannon is coming off a PSAC Tournament appearance. They earned the first seed on the West side after clinching their first PSAC regular season title vs. Mercyhurst in the final week of the regular season.
  • The Knights took on East No. 2 West Chester in the semifinals and escaped with a 2-1 overtime win. The Golden Rams struck first in the 43rd minute to take a 1-0 advantage. The Knights wouldn't score until the 86th minute to tie the game. Alex Lee Yaw (Jamestown, N.Y./Mercyhurst Prep) sent a throw into the box that was headed out by a West Chester defender. Sergio Del Castillo (Madrid, Spain) was there on the deflection to send the ball into the upper left corner of the goal. Joe Knox (Gold Coast, Australia/The Southport School) would get the game winner in the 97th minute to send Gannon to the championship.
  • Millersville eventually took a 1-0 win over the Knights to repeat at PSAC Champions. Gannon took nine shots with two on goal in the loss and were led by Lee Yaw with three.
  • Over the past two weeks, the Knights have collected an abundance of yearly awards. They swept the PSAC West Awards with head Coach Billy Colton being named PSAC West Coach of the Year, Lee Yaw being named PSAC West Athlete of the Year, Chandler Hallwood (Halifax, England/Woodhouse Grove) earning PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year, and Sergio Castillo nabbing PSAC West Freshman of the Year. Austin Ludwik (Gold Coast, Australia/The Southport School), Chad Barrick (Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln), and Ivan Manfredi (Chiavari, Italy/Liceo Scientifico Marconi Delpino) joined Lee Yaw and Hallwood on the All-Conference First Team, while Lennox Crews (Offenbach, Germany/Leibnizschule) joined Castillo in the Second Team
  • Earlier this week, Lee Yaw was named the D2CCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year and joined Barrick as a First Team All-Region selection. Ludwik, Hallwood, and Castillo earned second team honors.
  • James Randall (Brampton, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School) was named the PSAC Men's Soccer Champion Scholar Athlete prior to the semifinal game in the PSAC Tournament. This is Randall's first career-award. He is working towards is Bachelor's Degree in Finance and holds a 4.0 GPA in the classroom.
  • Randall and Ludwik were also named to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team earlier this month.
 
SCOUTING OPPONENTS
  • The Knights will have a chance at playing No. 7 West Chester or No. 10 Assumption.
  • Gannon beat West Chester last week 2-1 in overtime to advance to the PSAC Championship.
  • The Golden Rams are 14-4-1 overall and finished 9-2-1 in the PSAC East. Doug Goitia leads the team with eight goals and has three game winners on the year. Stephen Thompson adds four goals with six assists. In goal for the Rams, Daniel Good is 13-4-1 with 51 saves on the season. He has a .85 GAA.
  • Assumption finished 12-7 overall and 7-5 in the Northeast-10 conference.
  • The Greyhounds are coming off winning the NE10 Conference Championship after defeating Saint Rose 2-1 in the finals.
  • Jason Lages leads the Greyhounds with 11 goals this season. He also has five assists and one game winner. Kevin Hernandez has eight goals with four game winners. In goal for Assumption, Sebastian Jimenez has made 101 saves and is 11-7. Jimenez has a GAA of 1.55.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon will need a win on Sunday to continue their run in the NCAA Tournament.
  • The winner of Sunday's match will go on to play the winner of No. 3 Charleston vs. No. 6 Mercy.
  • A full breakdown of the games and bracket can be found here.
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Chad Barrick

#32 Chad Barrick

D
6' 6"
Senior
Mechanical Engineering
Chandler Hallwood

#1 Chandler Hallwood

GK
6' 4"
Sophomore
Undeclared
Joe Knox

#9 Joe Knox

F
6' 1"
Sophomore
International Management
Alex Lee Yaw

#47 Alex Lee Yaw

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

#5 Austin Ludwik

D/MF
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Business
Ivan Manfredi

#19 Ivan Manfredi

MF
5' 10"
Senior
Sports Marketing and Management
James Randall

#24 James Randall

MF
5' 8"
Senior
Finance
Sergio Del Castillo

#17 Sergio Del Castillo

F
5' 11"
Freshman
Lennox Crews

#22 Lennox Crews

D/M
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Chad Barrick

#32 Chad Barrick

6' 6"
Senior
Mechanical Engineering
D
Chandler Hallwood

#1 Chandler Hallwood

6' 4"
Sophomore
Undeclared
GK
Joe Knox

#9 Joe Knox

6' 1"
Sophomore
International Management
F
Alex Lee Yaw

#47 Alex Lee Yaw

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

#5 Austin Ludwik

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Business
D/MF
Ivan Manfredi

#19 Ivan Manfredi

5' 10"
Senior
Sports Marketing and Management
MF
James Randall

#24 James Randall

5' 8"
Senior
Finance
MF
Sergio Del Castillo

#17 Sergio Del Castillo

5' 11"
Freshman
F
Lennox Crews

#22 Lennox Crews

5' 10"
Freshman
D/M