MEDIA, PA — The Penn State Berks men's soccer team (2-14-2, 1-7-0) finished their regular season on the road against Penn State Brandywine (3-11-0, 2-6-0) on Saturday, October 24 in United East action. Berks got a goal to take the lead but fell 2-1 on Saturday. Berks took a 1-0 halftime lead and finished with a 16-11 shot advantage, but was held scoreless after the break.
The Blue & White broke through in the 12th minute, as
Alex Snyder scored off a
Sebastian Rios assist at 11:34 to put the visitors ahead 1-0. Earlier, Berks generated the first pressure with a corner at 3:11 and Snyder's shot off the left woodwork nine seconds later, while
Thomas McMichael and the back line handled the Lions' early response. The Nittany Lions continued to create chances after the goal, with
Gavin Dai and
Jorge Maymo forcing saves from John Schild and
Amani Pierre adding another shot later in the half. McMichael made three saves in the half, including stops in the 32nd and 43rd minutes, and Berks took the 1-0 lead into halftime.
The Nittany Lions carried a 1-0 lead into the closing minutes, but the Lions scored twice late: Brian Zuniga tied the match at 86:12 off Sebastian Caceres-Jaldin's assist and added another goal at 88:22 from Will Keith for a 2-1 final. Earlier, Berks opened the second half with shots from
Peter Austin, Dai,
Nicolas Harrison and
Terridine Grant while earning corners at 47:50 and 53:07.
Josh Martin kept the margin intact at 63:34 by saving Zuniga's shot to the bottom left, and the Blue & White answered with three shots in less than three minutes from
Terridine Grant and Dai. The visitors pushed again late with
Amani Pierre's shot, a
Rylan Smith attempt,
Sebastian Rios' saved shot at 85:17 and three corner kicks between 80:42 and 87:11, but the Lions finished the second half with the final two goals.
Snyder scored for Berks, finishing with two shots and one on goal. Rios recorded the assist and put his lone shot on frame. Dai led the Nittany Lions with four shots, including one on goal. McMichael made three saves in 63:40 in goal.
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