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4
Winner Gannon GAN-M (16-1-0, 9-1-0 PSAC)
0
Slippery Rock ROCK-M (8-8-2, 5-5-0 PSAC)
Winner
Gannon GAN-M
(16-1-0, 9-1-0 PSAC)
4
Final
0
Slippery Rock ROCK-M
(8-8-2, 5-5-0 PSAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon GAN-M 3 1 4
Slippery Rock ROCK-M 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Kayla Peterson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

The Golden Knights Score Four Goals in Shutout at Slippery Rock

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Gannon 4, Slippery Rock 0
Records: GU (16-1-0, 9-1-0 PSAC), SRU (8-8-2, 5-5-0 PSAC)
Location: James Egli Field  |  Slippery Rock, Pa.
The Short Story: The Golden Knights capped the regular season with a 4-0 win over Slippery Rock Saturday afternoon to extend their win streak to 10 consecutive games. Sergio Del Castillo (Madrid, Spain) netted the game winner a little over a minute into the match. He would finish with two goals in the win.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • At the 1:08 mark, Castillo put the Knights up 1-0 on an assist from Gannon goalkeeper Chandler Hallwood (Halifax, England/Woodhouse Grove). Castillo's first goal would go down as the game winner.
  • Castillo scored again for the Knights in the 17th minute. James Randall (Brampton, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School) set a pass to Castillo who put Gannon up 2-0.
  • In the 39th minute, Lennox Crews (Offenbach, Germany/Leibnizschule) made it a 3-0 game, while Castillo tallied his fifth point of the match with an assist on the goal.
  • Joe Knox (Gold Coast, Australia/The Southport School) scored the final goal of the game on a penalty kick in the 88th minute. Gannon won 4-0.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Gannon has scored at least four goals in seven of their wins this season.
  • This win marks the tenth straight win for the Knights. It is the first time in the past 10 seasons that Gannon has won 10 or more consecutive games.
  • Castillo has now tallied an assist in each of the last four matches. He has recorded goals in the past two.
  • He finished the match with six total shots to lead both teams. Five of his shots were on goal.
  • Alex Lee Yaw (Jamestown, N.Y./Mercyhurst Prep) and Ben Andrews (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch) added three shots each, while Knox and Crews had two.
  • Hallwood earned his seventh shutout of the year in goal. HE made four stops today.
  • The Knights held the Rock to six shots in the match, while they took 18.
  • Matt Hunsberger and Derek Hoffman split time in goal. Hunsberger collects the loss. They combined for seven saves.
  • Gannon advances to the PSAC Tournament for the fourth straight year.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon earned a first round bye after clinching the regular season title vs. Mercyhurst earlier this week.
  • The Knights will play the winner of No. 2 West Chester vs. No. 3 East Stroudsburg on Friday Nov. 15.
  • A full preview will be released next week.
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