MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU men's soccer team is set to hit the road to University Park, Pa., to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. The match is scheduled for Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 PM at Jeffrey Field and will stream live on the Big Ten Plus Network (B1G+).
RMU LATELY
RMU (3-1-4, 1-0-2 #HLMSOC) comes off a hard-fought battle against top-seeded Purdue Fort Wayne, where both teams finished in a scoreless draw. Goalkeeper
Josh Lane earned Horizon League honors after recording five saves for his fourth shutout of the season and 11th of his career. Lane enters Tuesday's matchup with a 1.01 goals-against average and a .778 save percentage.
Offensively, freshman
Royie Rahamim leads the Colonials with four goals and 10 points through eight games.
Fabian Overkamp and
Kyler Miller each have two goals, while
Jack Bejarano and
Jaxson Lee have contributed three assists apiece. Rahamim, Miller, and
Anass Hadran each have one game-winning goal. Junior
Kevin Gorbell leads the squad in minutes played with 713.
FRESHMEN WATCH
Perth, Western Australia native
Royie Rahamim is off to a historic start, ranking second in program history for points by a freshman. He is tied with John Roach (1994), who scored two goals with six assists. Rahamim has his sights set on the freshman points record of 16, set by Lucas Puntillo in 2015 (five goals, six assists).
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. PENN STATE
Tuesday night marks only the fifth meeting between these programs and first since 2013, when RMU narrowly fell 1-0. The teams first met in 1993 in the NCAA Tournament, followed by another matchup in 1994 after RMU defeated Lafayette in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
Penn State (2-4-2, 0-2-1 #Big10) enters the contest after facing two ranked Big Ten opponents recently. The Nittany Lions fell 4-1 to No. 5 Indiana on September 19 and battled to a 2-2 draw with No. 23 Maryland on September 23.
Junior Caden Grabfelder leads PSU in points with two goals and three assists. Forward Christian Dionne has two goals in just four games, while midfielder Ben Liscum has a team-high three assists. Sophomore midfielder Malick Daouda leads the squad in minutes played with 707. In goal, redshirt freshman Jonathan Evans has earned two wins and two shutouts in six starts, holding a 1.33 GAA and .680 save percentage.
Last season, Penn State finished 5-9-2 overall and 2-6-2 in Big Ten play.
UP NEXT
RMU returns home for a three-game homestand, starting with a conference matchup against IU Indianapolis on Saturday, October 4 at 3:00 PM at the North Athletic Complex. The game will stream live on ESPN+.
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