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PSAC FINAL FOUR PREVIEW: Golden Knights Face West Chester in PSAC Semifinals for Third Straight Year

Gannon hosting PSAC Men's Soccer Final Four

1W GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS (11-2-4, 8-0-2 PSAC West) vs. 2E WEST CHESTER GOLDEN RAMS (10-5-3, 5-3-2 PSAC East)
PSAC SEMIFINALS
DATE/TIME: Friday, November 14, 2025 | 2:00 p.m.
STADIUM/LOCATION: McConnell Family Stadium l Erie, Pa.
 
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Student K-12: $7
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THE PSAC MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINALS
Monday, November 10, 2025
2E West Chester 1, 3W Lock Haven 0
3W Bloomsburg 1, 2W Seton Hill 0  ot
SEMIFINALS
Friday, November 14, 2025 (hosted by Gannon)
2E West Chester (10-5-3) at 1W Gannon (11-2-4) – 2:00 p.m.
3E Bloomsburg (10-2-6) vs. 1E Millersville (10-3-4) – 5:00 p.m.
FINALS
Sunday, November 16, 2025 (hosted by Gannon)
Championship game, 1 p.m.
 
THE GANNON-WEST CHESTER SERIES
Tied at 9-6-1
In a series that first began in 2008, Gannon has won the last three matches, including a 3-1 win at McConnell Family Stadium in September. This marks the third straight year the two teams have met in the PSAC Tournament semifinals. Gannon claimed a 1-0 win a year ago and lost to the Golden Rams in 2023 by a 2-1 score. 

 
ERIE, Pa. – The Gannon men's soccer team will serve as the host of the 2025 PSAC Men's Soccer Final Four this weekend. The semifinals will be played on Friday, November 14 at McConnell Family Stadium at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. with the conference championship decided on Sunday, November 16 at 1:00 p.m. The winner will receive the PSAC's automatic berth into the NCAA Div. II Tournament.
 
Head coach Billy Colton's Golden Knights will face West Chester (10-5-3), the number seed from the Eastern Division, for the third straight season in the semifinals. That match is the first of Friday's semifinals set for 2:00 p.m.
 
A pair of PSAC East teams will meet in the second semifinal at 5:00 p.m. with defending PSAC champion and No. 3 East seed Bloomsburg (10-2-6) meeting Millersville (10-3-4), the top seed in the East.
 
Gannon is appearing in the PSAC Tournament for the ninth straight year. The Golden Knights have reached the PSAC championship game four times, including last year, but are still in search of a first conference title.
 
A year ago Gannon defeated West Chester 1-0 in the semifinals before falling to host Bloomsburg 2-1 in the championship match. In 2023 Gannon hosted the PSAC Final Four but fell to West Chester by a 2-1 score in the semifinals.
The two teams met on Sept. 20 at McConnell Family Stadium with Gannon posting a 3-1 victory. The match was tied late in the first half before Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs) gave Gannon a 2-1 lead with less than 90 seconds left in the half. Jack Kenyon (London, United Kingdom/Harris Crystal Palace) added an insurance goal in the 69th minute. 
 
The NCAA will announce the 2025 tournament field on Monday, November 17. Gannon is in search of its fourth NCAA Tournament berth in the last five years and fifth overall under Colton. The Golden Knights climbed to 14th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Div. II Top 25 and are ranked seventh in this week's Atlantic Regional rankings.
 
Millersville, ranked 23rd nationally, is ninth in the regional rankings with Bloomsburg 11th.
 
HEAD COACH BILLY COLTON COMMENTS
"We started out very up and down, we were very inconsistent in a lot of aspects both in training and in games. The last month we started clicking off the field and became more together, that quickly transferred to the field and we were more of a team. The level in training went up and those habits then shifted into the games. We have been in good form the last month of the season and hopefully we can keep that going into postseason."
 
"We must be switched on for the whole game, we cannot take any time off or relax because we will get punished. We need to be difficult to play against and do the 'ugly' side of the game well, work hard, compete, battle, then we can enjoy the ball when we are attacking and will need to take our chances when they come. Its going to be an incredibly tough weekend, and we will need our whole squad to help if we are to be successful."
 
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
1W Gannon Golden Knights (11-2-4, 8-0-2 PSAC West)
Head Coach: Billy Colton (93-22-14, 7th season) 
Leading Scorers: Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs) (14G-12A-40 pts.); Rafa Hyde (São José dos Campos, Brazil/) (10G-9A-29 pts); Enzo Rekka (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Gymnasium of the Catholic School Centre "Sveti Franjo") (9G-11A-29 pts).
Goalkeeper: Andre Moraes (8-1-2, 1.07 GAA, .722 save pct, 2 SHO)
All-PSAC Players: Billy Colton (PSAC West Coach of the Year); Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs), MF (PSAC West Athlete of the Year, 1st Team); Enzo Rekka (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Gymnasium of the Catholic School Centre "Sveti Franjo"), F (PSAC West Freshman of the Year, 1st Team); Rafa Hyde (São José dos Campos, Brazil/), F (PSAC West 1st Team); Andre Moraes, GK (1st Team); Jensen Peake (Staffordshire, England), D (PSAC West 1st Team); Gonzalo Perez (Madrid, Spain/Virgen de Europa), D (PSAC West 1st Team); Shota Toyama (Kanagawa, Japan/Tama), MF (PSAC West 1st Team); Frederik Paulsen (Odense, Denmark/Oure Kostgymnasium), D (PSAC West 2nd Team)
Fast Facts: Gannon ranks second in Division II in goals scored with 57 and is also second in goal differential at +39 … Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs) leads Div. II in points per game (2.35) and is third in assists per game (0.71) … Orten leads Div. II in total points with 40 and is tied for second in goals (14) and fourth in assists (12) with teammate Enzo Rekka (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Gymnasium of the Catholic School Centre "Sveti Franjo") tied for fifth in assists (11) … Gannon has now gone 31 straight games without a loss against PSAC West competition in the regular season … Orten is one of the most highly-decorated players in Gannon men's soccer history. He is the first player to earn PSAC Men's Soccer Player of the Year in back-to-back years since Jeremy Deighton of Slippery Rock in 2008-09. In addition, he is just the third Golden Knight to earn first team All-PSAC honors, joining Bautista Corti (Manuel Alberti, Argentina/Adultos 2000) (2021-24) and Robbie Bennett (2011-14) … head coach Billy Colton is the first coach to earn PSAC West Coach of the Year three straight years.
 
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Players Mentioned

Rafa Hyde

#9 Rafa Hyde

F
6' 1"
Sophomore
Sverre Orten

#8 Sverre Orten

MF
5' 9"
Junior
Business Administration 
Bautista Corti

#5 Bautista Corti

D
6' 2"
Senior
Andre Moraes

#20 Andre Moraes

GK
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Rafa Hyde

#9 Rafa Hyde

F
6' 1"
Junior
Sverre Orten

#8 Sverre Orten

MF
5' 9"
Senior
Business Administration 
Gonzalo Perez

#2 Gonzalo Perez

D
6' 0"
Senior
Shota Toyama

#17 Shota Toyama

MF
5' 9"
Senior
Business
Jensen Peake

#6 Jensen Peake

D
6' 0"
Junior
Enzo Rekka

#11 Enzo Rekka

F
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Rafa Hyde

#9 Rafa Hyde

6' 1"
Sophomore
F
Sverre Orten

#8 Sverre Orten

5' 9"
Junior
Business Administration 
MF
Bautista Corti

#5 Bautista Corti

6' 2"
Senior
D
Andre Moraes

#20 Andre Moraes

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
GK
Rafa Hyde

#9 Rafa Hyde

6' 1"
Junior
F
Sverre Orten

#8 Sverre Orten

5' 9"
Senior
Business Administration 
MF
Gonzalo Perez

#2 Gonzalo Perez

6' 0"
Senior
D
Shota Toyama

#17 Shota Toyama

5' 9"
Senior
Business
MF
Jensen Peake

#6 Jensen Peake

6' 0"
Junior
D
Enzo Rekka

#11 Enzo Rekka

6' 1"
Freshman
F