Seven-Goal First Half Sends Brandywine To Victory

MEDIA, Pa. -- Penn State Brandywine blitzed Penn State Greater Allegheny with seven goals in a span of 31:38 during the first half and cruised to a 7-0 Penn State University Athletic Conference men's soccer victory on Saturday afternoon.

Brandywine scored on seven of its 12 shots on goal during the opening 45 minutes.

Ethan Pace (Stowe, Pa./Pottsgrove) started the scoring parade with a tally at the 9:14 mark following a long boot from goalkeeper Elijah DeBooth (West Lawn, Pa./Wilson) and touch pass from Alex Sydor (White Plains, N.Y./Ardsley).

Sydor posted a five-point effort, adding a pair of goals to his assist on Pace's goal, while Kyle Reuter (York, Pa./Dallastown Area), seeing his first action of the year, collected three helpers.

Raymond Kelly (Middletown, Del./Middletown) made the score 2-0 by converting a penalty kick in the 19th minute. Sydor then struck twice in a span of 2:02 to double the margin to 4-0.

Reuter assisted on the Lions' final three goals of the period, tallying helpers on markers by Joey Cairy (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley), Kareem Sharaf (Philadelphia, Pa./Central) and Josh Land (Boerne, Texas./Samuel V. Champion).

Brandywine, which outshot Greater Allegheny 26-1, recorded its fifth shutout in six PSUAC matches. Three Lion goalkeepers went untested in net, while DeBooth earned his fourth win of the season after playing the first 45 minutes.

Brandywine (9-3-3, 5-0-1 PSUAC) is on the road Wednesday for a PSUAC match at Penn State Hazleton beginning at 7:00 PM.