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Men's Soccer Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Men's Soccer Game Preview: Golden Knights Open PSAC West Action Hosting Seton Hill in Early Showdown of One-Two in Preseason Poll

SETON HILL GRIFFINS at GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS
DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 3:00 p.m.
STADIUM/LOCATION: McConnell Family Stadium l Erie, Pa.
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THE GANNON-SETON HILL SERIES
Gannon leads 16-2-5
Gannon has dominated the series with Seton Hill of late to build a 16-2-5 advantage in the all-time series, although the games have been tight. The Golden Knights are 10-0-3 in the last 13 meetings with the Griffins, with two of the ties coming last year. The two regular season meetings  in 2022 resulted in 2-2 and 1-1 ties before Gannon edged the Griffins 4-3 in the PSAC Quarterfinals in 2022. Last year Gannon won twice by shutout by scores of 3-0 and 1-0.
 
Last Meeting:  Oct. 28, 2023 – Gannon 1, Seton Hill 0 l RECAP
Pau Ferrer (Valencia, Spain/ISES Isabel de Villena) scored the match's lone goal in the 63rd minute, assisted by Herman Aanberg (Hamar, Norway/Wang Toppidrett Oslo). Samuel Alarcon (Madrid, Spain/Colegio el Valle II) made the score stand up, finishing with three saves as Gannon held a 19-6 advantage in shots.

RECORDS
Gannon:  4-2-0 overall; 0-0-0 PSAC West
Seton Hill:  4-1-1 overall; 0-0-0 PSAC West
 
ERIE, Pa. – Gannon head coach Billy Colton hopes he's learned a bit about his team, and that the recent 3-1 loss to Adelphi was an aberration. Eight days after that disappointing showing the Golden Knights improved to 4-2-0 with a 4-0 win over Post. The two teams basically met halfway on Wednesday, playing at Lock Haven University.
 
The Golden Knights open up PSAC West action on Saturday, September 28 hosting Seton Hill at 3:00 p.m. at McConnell Family Stadium. It's an early season meeting of the top two teams in the Western Division preseason poll, with Gannon picked to finish first and Seton Hill second.
 
The question for Colton is which team will show up on Saturday. The one that has scored 18 goals in the four wins, or the one that has tallied just one goal in the two losses? When clicking on all cylinders the Gannon attack can be hard to stop with many options.
 
On Wednesday James Pool (Hastings, England/Claverham) broke out with his first two goals of the season after s coring 17 goals a year ago. That figure tied for both the Gannon and PSAC leads. Pool earned D2CCA All-American honors after finishing with 17 goals and six assists.
 
Freshman Per Kristian Lauvstad (Nesoya, Norway/) leads the Golden Knights with five goals and two assists for 12 points. Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs) and Pool each have two goals and three assists for seven points.
 
Andres Moraes has been in goal for five of Gannon's six games. The transfer from CSU Bakersfield is 3-2-0 with two shutouts and a 1.20 GAA.  
 
Following Wednesday's match Gannon opens PSAC action on Saturday, September 28 hosting Seton Hill at 3:00 p.m.

Rosters:  
Gannon  
Seton Hill

Schedules:  
Gannon 
Seton Hill

Statistics:  
Gannon  
Seton Hill

Head Coaches:  
Gannon's Billy Colton 
Seton Hill's Dilveer Chaggar
 
Gannon Leading Scorers
Per Kristian Lauvstad (Nesoya, Norway/) – 5 goals – 2 assist – 12 points
Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs) – 2 goals – 3 assists – 7 points
James Pool (Hastings, England/Claverham) – 2 goals – 3 assists – 7 points
Shota Toyama – 3 goals – 6 points
In Goal
Andre Moraes – 3-2-0 record – 1.20 GAA
 
Scouting Seton Hill: Seton Hill was picked to finish second in the PSAC West, trailing only Gannon. The Griffins are off to a fast start at 4-1-1 while tasting defeat for the first time on Wednesday with a 2-1 loss to D'Youville. The Saints jumped out to 2-0 lead before Oscar Heggem scored late in the first half. Neither team could find the back of the net in the second half. Heggem is one of seven players to score goals this season for Seton Hill. Julian Marker leads the way with five goals for 10 points. Nils Heinrich adds two goals and three assists for seven points. Aiden Hollander is 3-0-1 in goal and has a 1.50 GAA with two shutouts. Marker and Hollander were All-PSAC West second team honorees a year ago. The Griffins own a 1-0 win over Millersville, the defending PSAC champions and the preseason Eastern Division favorite.   
 
Next for the Golden Knights:  Wed., Oct. 2 at Slippery Rock, 1:00 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sverre Orten

#8 Sverre Orten

MF
5' 9"
Junior
Business Administration 
Shota Toyama

#17 Shota Toyama

MF
5' 9"
Junior
Business
Herman Aanberg

#10 Herman Aanberg

MF
5' 10"
Senior
Samuel Alarcon

#1 Samuel Alarcon

GK
6' 0"
Junior
Cyber Engineering
Pau Ferrer

#4 Pau Ferrer

D
5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Computer Science
James Pool

#6 James Pool

MF
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Andre Moraes

#20 Andre Moraes

GK
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Per Kristian Lauvstad

#22 Per Kristian Lauvstad

F
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sverre Orten

#8 Sverre Orten

5' 9"
Junior
Business Administration 
MF
Shota Toyama

#17 Shota Toyama

5' 9"
Junior
Business
MF
Herman Aanberg

#10 Herman Aanberg

5' 10"
Senior
MF
Samuel Alarcon

#1 Samuel Alarcon

6' 0"
Junior
Cyber Engineering
GK
Pau Ferrer

#4 Pau Ferrer

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Computer Science
D
James Pool

#6 James Pool

5' 10"
Graduate Student
MF
Andre Moraes

#20 Andre Moraes

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
GK
Per Kristian Lauvstad

#22 Per Kristian Lauvstad

Freshman
F