Men's Soccer | 11/5/2026 12:30:00 AM

TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - The top two seeds won by very different means in Wednesday’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Soccer Tournament semifinals, with No. 1 Grove City College cruising to a comfortable victory and No. 2 Allegheny College coming away with a double-overtime win.

Grove City’s 6-0 win over No. 4 Franciscan University (7-7-4) and Allegheny’s 3-2 double-OT triumph over No. 3 Geneva College (8-3-6) advanced both teams into Saturday’s PAC Championship match. Kickoff in the title game will be at 7:30 pm at Grove City’s Don Lyle Field.

PAC Quarterfinal 1 - Grove City, Pa.
No. 1 Grove City 6, No. 4 Franciscan 0
- Grove City (12-2-5) jumped out to a 2-0 lead behind a pair of goal by senior Noah Gray (Glen Mills, Pa./The Christian Academy), whose first was an unassisted goal at 12:37 and he followed with a second unassisted tally at 20:24.
- Freshman Ike Aderholt (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) boosted the lead to 3-0 in the 40th minute when he scored his first collegiate goal off an assist by sophomore Owen Whitehead (Mesa, Ariz./Arete Prep).
- Grove City's fourth goal of the night came on a PK in the 70th minute by senior Jake Kimmich (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional).
- The Wolverines’ scoring was complete following goals by senior Carlo Denis (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) in the 76th minute and freshman Sean Mankowski (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) at the 84:52 mark.
- Grove City sophomore goalkeeper Keller Krieger (Jacksonville, Fla./Providence) recorded the Wolverines' ninth shutout of the season by stopping three shots. 
- The win was the largest in a PAC Tournament match since 2004 when Washington & Jefferson defeated Waynesburg 8-0 in the opening round.

PAC Quarterfinal 2 - Meadville, Pa.
No. 2 Allegheny 3, No. 3 Geneva 2 (2OT)
- Allegheny (12-6-1) broke out to a 2-0 lead before the match was 10 minutes deep, first off a header from senior Will Gruca (Baden, Pa./Ambridge) in the sixth minute and then a corner kick from junior Arthur Every (Cranleigh, United Kingdom/Glebelands Secondary) tucked inside the near post at 8:37.
- Geneva outshot the Gators 8-4 in the first half and finally managed to one through when junior Luke Main (Denver, Pa./Cocalico) scored on a free kick 34 seconds before halftime.
- The Golden Tornadoes netted the tying goal in the 69th minute when sophomore Logan Pappert (Ellwood City, Pa./Central Catholic) finished off a double assist from sophomore Travis Miller (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area) and senior Colin Shea (Dumfries, Va./Fairfax Baptist Temple Academy).
- The match carried into overtime and Geneva outshot Allegheny 5-1 in the first extra period, but Gator junior keeper Cadan Bennett (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) made three saves to keep the match tied.
- With less than 90 seconds left in the second OT, sophomore Billy Sprott (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) headed a long free kick into the box, where it was gathered by Allegheny senior Cole Bowser (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll), who maneuvered free to get a left-footed shot home for the golden goal to send the Gators into the PAC championship game.
- Bennett finished the match with saves while his counterpart for Geneva, freshman Eli Stasiowski (Mars, Pa./Mars), stopped three shots.

PAC Championship Notes
- Allegheny won the regular season meeting against Grove City by a 2-0 score in Meadville, which ended a 17-match regular season unbeaten streak for the Wolverines against PAC teams that dated back to 2024.
- This is the second time the teams have played in the PAC Tournament and first since a 2-1 Grove City double-overtime win in the 2023 Quarterfinals.
- Grove City is playing for a second straight PAC Championship and fourth overall.
- The Wolverines are also trying to become the first repeat champions since W&J won the title in 2019 and the 2021 spring season.
- This is Grove City’s fourth consecutive trip to the PAC Tournament Championship game and 10th in program history since the tournament first began in 1999.
- Allegheny is in search of its sixth PAC title but first since 1978.
- Wednesday’s win extended the Gators’ win streak to nine consecutive games and they are unbeaten in their last 11 contests (9-0-2).