MSOC vs WCU
1
West Chester West (10-6-3, 5-3-2)
2
Winner Gannon GANN (12-2-4, 8-0-2)
West Chester West
(10-6-3, 5-3-2)
1
Final
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Gannon GANN
(12-2-4, 8-0-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Chester West 1 0 1
Gannon GANN 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Taylor Brown, Associate Director of Sports Information & Media Relations

No. 14 Men’s Soccer Tops West Chester, Punches Ticket to PSAC Final

The No. 14 Gannon men's soccer team stormed back after an early deficit, scoring in each half to defeat West Chester 2–1 on Friday afternoon in the first game of the PSAC Men's Soccer Final Four at McConnell Family Stadium.

Per Kristian Lauvstad (Nesoya, Norway/) equalized late in the first half before Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs) buried a second-half penalty to complete the comeback and send the Golden Knights back to the PSAC Championship for the fifth time in program history.

THE GAME FACTS
Score: No. 14 Gannon 2, West Chester 1
Records: Gannon (12-2-4), West Chester (10-6-3)
Location: McConnell Family Stadium – Erie, Pa.
Date: November 14, 2025

THE KNIGHT CAP
  • Ninth straight PSAC Tournament appearance: Gannon continued its run as one of the conference's most consistent postseason programs.
  • Back to the PSAC Championship match: The Golden Knights booked their fifth all-time appearance in the title match.
  • Doubled up the Golden Rams this season: Gannon earned a 3–1 win in the regular season and followed with Friday's 2–1 semifinal victory.
  • Third straight semifinal meeting: The teams met in the PSAC semifinal for the third consecutive year, with the Golden Knights earning back-to-back semifinal wins over the Golden Rams
  • West Chester struck first: Maksym Komperda put the Golden Rams ahead in the 19th minute before Gannon responded.
  • Balanced scoring: Per Kristian Lauvstad (Nesoya, Norway/) buried his third goal of the season with a late first-half equalizer for the Golden Knights.
  • Orten's late-game heroics: Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs) delivered the game-winning penalty in the 76th minute, notching his team-leading 15th goal of the season to send Gannon to the PSAC Championship.
  • Andre Moraes (Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil/Colegio Singular) anchors the defense: The Golden Knights' goalkeeper finished with five saves, including several key first-half stops to keep Gannon within reach.
  • Statistically tight match: Gannon produced 15 shots to West Chester's 17, with both sides creating dangerous moments.
  • Only PSAC West team remaining: The Golden Knights stand as the lone Western Division program left in either the men's or women's PSAC bracket.
  • Series advantage grows: Gannon's win gives the program its 10th all-time victory over West Chester (10–6–1 overall).
  • NCAA implications next: Sunday's winner secures the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament.
Up Next 
Gannon advances to the PSAC Men's Soccer Championship on Sunday at 1 p.m. at McConnell Family Stadium. The Golden Knights will face the winner of No. 23 Millersville vs. Bloomsburg for the conference title and the PSAC's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament as they continue their quest for the program's first PSAC Championship.

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