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Franciscan Men's Soccer to Begin PAC Play at Saint Vincent

9/22/2025 1:00:00 PM

Game #9 
Franciscan (2-6 | 0-0 PAC) vs. St. Vincent College (6-1-1 | 0-0 PAC) 
Tuesday, Sep. 23rd | 7:00 p.m.
UPMC Field | Latrobe, Pennsylvania


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The Latest
- Franciscan will begin PAC conference play against the Bearcats of Saint Vincent College
- The Barons fell 1-2 in another tough non-conference matchup against Penn State Behrend on Saturday
- Two goals from the Lions in the first 50:00 were too much to overcome
- Sophomore Anthony Lipnicky, a transfer from Oglethorpe, scored his first goal in his first game seeing the field as a Baron
- The Bearcats come into this game 6-1-1, having fared very well in their non-conference schedule

Scouting the Bearcats
- They have outscored opponents 22-5 and have nearly tripled opponents' shots and shots on goal per game
- Their last matchup ended in a 1-1 tie with La Roche University
- The Barons and Bearcats are tied in the all-time series at 5-5, but Franciscan has won the last four matchups, including a 6-0 win last season.
- Only one of the Bearcats' six wins this season came against a team with a winning record, and only three of their opponents overall had had winning records
- Five of the Barons' opponents have had winning records, including two currently still undefeated teams

PAC Standings
MSOC Standings

Offensive Leaderboard
- With their 22 goals this season, the Bearcats have put multiple players on the PAC leaderboards already
- Daniel Maddock and Oziel Bonola-Soriano are tied for 3rd in the PAC with four goals each
- Maddock is 3rd in points with 10, and Bonola-Soriano is 8th with eight
- Franciscan's Andrew Goduti leads the conference in shot attempts, is 3rd in shots on goal, and tied for 6th in goals
- Lucas Cross is also 7th in shots and 6th in shots on goal

Goalie Matchup
- Both teams have had strong play in goal from their veteran keepers
- Franciscan's Aiden Miller is 3rd in the PAC in individual total saves, 6th in save percentage, and 4th in saves per game
- Saint Vincent's Kameron Rock is 5th in total saves, 4th in save percentage, 3rd in goals against average, and tied for 1st in shutouts

Record Tracker
- Lucas Cross is closing in on 3rd place in the all-time points record with 86 so far, trailing Nick Miller '22 with 90.
- With his game-winner against Marietta, Cross tied Coach Miller for second all-time in game-winning goals. Both men sit with 11 game-winners, trailing Leo Hermann with 16
- Junior goalie Aiden Miller sits 4th all-time in wins with 19 and is approaching Thomas Dosedel '18, who is third with 23 wins.
- Miller is also 3rd all-time in shutouts with 11. Brian Gaughan '21 is second with 13.
- He is also sixth in saves with 145, closing in on William Herrmann, who has 151 in fifth all-time.

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