Men’s Soccer snaps losing streak with shutout of Penn State Hazleton

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University men’s soccer snapped an eight game losing streak with a 7-0 shutout over Penn State Hazleton in the Celtics’ final home game of the season at Highmark Stadium Sunday.

Sangay Gurung scored his first career goal. Photo by The Storyhaus Agency.
Sangay Gurung scored his first career goal. Photo by The Storyhaus Agency.
Box Score
October 20, 2024

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University men's soccer snapped an eight game losing streak with a 7-0 shutout over Penn State Hazleton in the Celtics' final home game of the season at Highmark Stadium Sunday.

The Celtics (3-10) amassed a school record of 53 shots on the day, besting the previous record by 16 (37 shots against Penn State Greater Allegheny on Sept. 2, 2021).

Gavin Moore (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills HS) and Konner Sayre (Meadville, Pa./Meadville Area Senior HS) scored two goals apiece for Carlow, with Sayre notching an assist on the day.

Nico Bel (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Florida SouthWestern State College) added two assists, and six other Celtics contributed points in the match.

Sayre got things started early for the Celtics with a penalty kick in the 11th minute. The Lions (0-11) held Carlow scoreless for 32 minutes until Sayre found Marcus Wilson (Olean, N.Y./Portville Central School) for a header to put Carlow ahead, 2-0.

The Celtics' final goal of the first half landed with just three seconds remaining on the clock. Bel sent a free kick into the box and found his mark with Moore to give Carlow a 3-0 advantage heading into halftime.

Moore tallied his second goal of the match in the 53rd minute, set up nicely by Hunter Brady (Wrightsville, Pa./Eastern York HS) with the assist.

Carlow scored two goals in quick succession 18 minutes later. Connor Smith (Washington, Pa./Trinity HS) sent a ball across to the opposite side of the net to find Sayre for his second goal of the game.

Ikechukwu Aguwa (Nigeria, Africa/Pitt-Greensburg) found Logan Alexander (Manchester Twp., N.J./Manchester Township HS) inside the 18 to assist on Alexander's first career goal that deflected off a defender and into the net at 74'.

The Celtics capitalized on another deflection for their final goal of the match at 81'. Sangay Gurung (Pittsburgh, Pa./Brentwood HS) notched his first career goal after a blocked shot by Bel landed at his feet, affording him an open shot.

Alex Remington (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park HS) earned the win, and Zac Kolich (Enon Valley, Pa./Blackhawk HS/Pittsburgh Technical College) took over in the second half to help record the clean sheet for the Celtics without having to face a single shot on goal.

Carlow outshot Hazleton 53-5 and held a 13-1 corner kick advantage. Lions goalkeeper Mac Kline made 14 saves in the complete game effort.

The Celtics travel to Penn State Altoona for a 4 p.m. AMCC match Oct. 23.