PITTSBURGH – After a bye in the conference schedule on Wednesday, the Point Park men's soccer team returns to the pitch on Sunday afternoon to take on Mountain East Conference Southern Division foe Shawnee State in Portsmouth, Ohio. Opening kickoff is slated for 2:30 p.m.
The Pioneers are coming off a 2-1 win over Salem last Sunday at Rooney Field, and are currently 4-4-2 overall on the season (3-3 MEC). The Pioneers are 4-2-2 at home, compared to just 0-2 on the road this season. Point Park's only road games so far this season were a 3-2 loss to West Liberty (Sept. 9) and a 2-0 defeat at Concord (Sept. 23).
Shawnee State enters Sunday with a record of 3-5-2 overall (2-3-1 MEC). The Bears defeated West Liberty, 1-0, last Sunday on the road.
In last Sunday's win over Salem,
Joel Gomez and
Alejandro Vega netted first-half goals for the Pioneers.
INSIDE THE SEASON BOX SCORE
Hector Moreno is leading Point Park in scoring this season with four goals and eight points. Gomez is second on the team with five points (2 goals, 1 assist). Vega also has two goals on the season.
Lander Barrio Gonzalez,
Rocco Domenighini,
Hugo Ferreira and
Nikolas Suarez each have one goal this season.
Point Park has assisted on six of its 12 goals this season, with
Edouard Gagnon recording two of those assists – a team high.
Anthony Fusay has been in goal for Point Park all 10 games this season. He has given up 14 goals while turning away 33 saves. He has a record of 4-4-2 on the year with two shutouts.
LAST MEETING
Point Park and Shawnee State last met on Oct. 14, 2023 at Highmark Stadium, a 2-1 win for the Bears. Both teams were a member of the River States Conference prior to Point Park's transition to NCAA Division II in 2024-25. Shawnee State began the Division II membership process this fall.
UP NEXT
Point Park will play five of its last seven regular season games on the road after a front-loaded home slate. The Pioneers return home on Wednesday, Oct. 7 to host West Virginia Wesleyan at F.N.B. Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
