The No. 10 Gannon men's soccer team celebrated senior day by extending its unbeaten streak while improving to 13-0-2 on the year after defeating Cal (Pa.) at McConnell Family Stadium. The Golden Knights who are now the number one team in the PSAC West, improve to 6-0-1 and are two games ahead with three PSAC West games left in the year. Cal (Pa.) dropped to 3-11-1 overall and 1-6 in the PSAC West.

Notables

• Gannon recognized 14 student-athletes prior to the match – Hunter Yaple (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf), Petter Dyrkorn (Sandvika, Norway/Doenski Videregaaende Skole), Benjamin Querling (Zuelpich, Germany/Emil-Fischer Gymnasium), Jake Sterio (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor), Gonzalo Aparisi (Valencia, Spain/Cambridge House), Aiden Hicks (Whitby, Ontario/Brooklin), Lucas Messing (Wilmington, Vt./Twin Valley), Andres Esteban (Valencia, Spain/Cumbres School), James Pool (Hastings, England/Claverham), Toby Gower (Norwich, England/Long Stratton), Charlie Petersen (Erie, Pa./McDowell), Lennox Crews (Offenbach, Germany/Leibnizschule), Marcus Rathburn (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf), and Tinashe Katsande (Norwich, England/Dereham Sixth Form College)

How it Happened

• With just two minutes into the match, Lennox Crews (Offenbach, Germany/Leibnizschule) connected with Pau Ferrer (Valencia, Spain/ISES Isabel de Villena) on a corner kick that found that back of the net to take an early 1-0 lead.
• Ferrer's goal was the only tally of the first half even though Gannon held a first half advantage in shots, 10-0.
• The offense came alive in the second half for Gannon. A long through ball from Gabriel Delin (Stockholm, Sweden/Solna Gymansium) gave Tinashe Katsande (Norwich, England/Dereham Sixth Form College) a 1-on-1 opportunity with the Cal U goalie with Katsande capitalizing and placing the ball in the left bottom slot of the goal to jump ahead 2-0.
• Three minutes later, at the 65:27-mark, Toby Gower (Norwich, England/Long Stratton) passed a through ball to James Pool (Hastings, England/Claverham) who extended the Golden Knight lead 3-0.
• Gannon's final goal of the match was scored  from Peter Wagner (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) via the assist from Pau Ferrer (Valencia, Spain/ISES Isabel de Villena) and went on to seal the win for the Golden Knights.

Inside the Numbers

• Gannon ended the contest with an advantage in shots (24-2) and corner kicks (8-2).
• Samuel Alarcon (Madrid, Spain/Colegio el Valle II) earned the clean sheet and notched one save between the pipes for Gannon.
• Pau Ferrer (Valencia, Spain/ISES Isabel de Villena) added a goal and an assist. Ferrer's assist marked his 13th of the year, while the goal marked his fifth of the season.
• Tinashe Katsande (Norwich, England/Dereham Sixth Form College) added his 13th goal of the year after finishing the night with three shots.
• James Pool (Hastings, England/Claverham) tallied his 10th goal of the year, while Peter Wagner (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) notched his first of the season.
• Lennox Crews (Offenbach, Germany/Leibnizschule), Gabriel Delin (Stockholm, Sweden/Solna Gymansium), and Toby Gower (Norwich, England/Long Stratton) all added assists to help power the Golden Knight offensive effort.
• Christopher McMeel led the Vulcan attach with one shot.

Up Next
Gannon is back in action on Wednesday, October 25, when they host Slippery Rock at McConnell Family Stadium. Kick-off is slated for a 6:00 PM start