Kansas City, Mo. - Mercyhurst Men's Soccer holds their place at 2nd in the latest NCAA DII poll, announced the Uniter Soccer Coaches Tuesday afternoon, after going 2-0 on the week with a pair of shutouts.
The Lakers have not slowed down of late with them grabbing two wins last week by a margin of 16-0. The team now sits with a record of 15-0-1 on the season with their last victory helping them claim the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West regular season championship. That win came against UPJ at home on a day in which the Lakers honored their senior class while breaking several records. Their 10-0 win over the Mountain Cats included a hat trick from three different players in Sean Kerrigan, Riley Kutschbach, and Frank Lovett for the first time multiple Lakers had scored three times in the same game. Moreover, Kerrigan collected his second hat trick of the week to become the first player to have multiple hat tricks in one week.
Mercyhurst has several players listed near or atop the leader boards for several categories in the NCAA. Dylan Sumner leads the team with four game-winning which is tied for third in the nation. Sumner's dozen assists to this point in the year have him ranked third behind Lake Erie's Teddy Baker (13) and Geo Rios of Clayton St. (14). Sean Kerrigan currently sits second in goals with 17 on the year with Sergio Del Castillo of Gannon being the only player infront with 20. When it comes to goalkeepers, Jonathan Gomes stands alone as he leads the NCAA in shutouts (13), save percentage (97.1%), goals allowed (1), and goals allowed average (.075).
Franklin & Pierce was named as the top team by the poll while CSU Dominguez Hills, Saginaw Valley, and Barry University round out the top five.
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The Lakers now turn their attention to the final week of the regular season with two games on the slate. Their first is on Wednesday, October 26th, when they host Gannon at 7:30 p.m. while Saturday, October 29th, wraps up the regular season with a contest at Slippery Rock set for noon.
