No. 14 Pennsylvania State University Tops No. 13 United States Military Academy, 18-14, in 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship Consolation Game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Louie Porter (Sr., King of Prussia, Pa.) and Matthew Fencel (Sr., Camp Hill, Pa.) both scored five times to share Player of the Game recognition as Mid-Atlantic Division Champion/No. 14-ranked Pennsylvania State University outmaneuvered New York Division Champion/No. 13 the United States Military Academy, 18-14, in a consolation game on the first day of the 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship.
Competing at the University of Florida’s Anne Marie Rogers Swimming & Diving Pool at the O’Connell Center, the Nittany Lions outscored the Cadets by counts of 4-3 and 6-3 in the first and fourth quarters, respectively, while the two teams played even in the second and third quarters with three and five goals outputs in the frames.
Courtesy the win, PSU advances to face Northwest Division Champion/No. 14 the University of Oregon on Saturday, November 9, at 2:50 p.m. with a berth in the Ninth Place game on the line. Army drops into a 13th/15th place game at 9:50 p.m. on November 9, as the Cadets will meet Missouri Valley Division Champion Iowa State University. Due to time constraints for the 30-game tournament over three days, the 13th-to-15th positions are not played out with the winners of two 13th/15th games tying for 13th and the losers tying for 15th.
For Penn State, Danny Crump (Jr., Blue Bell, Pa.) and Ryan McLaughlin (Sr., Blue Bell, Pa.) notched four and three tallies with Nathan Weaver (Gr., London, Ontario) chipping in a solo marker to join Porter and Fencel in the scoring column. Dan Tumolo (Sr., Blue Bell, Pa.) turned aside seven shots in earning the win between the pipes.
Christopher Perera (Jr.) (four), Max Orlowski (Sr.) (three), Frankie Fradelizio (So.) (two), Wesley Baca (Sr.) (two), Robby DeMont (Sr.) (two) and Jeremy Poster (Sr.) combined for Army’s 14 goals. Goalkeeper Olivia Peters (Jr.) made seven saves in taking the loss.
| 1st Q | 2nd Q | 3rd Q | 4th Q | – | FINAL | |
| No. 13 United States Military Academy |
3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | – | 14 |
| No. 14 Pennsylvania State University | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | – | 18 |
| Penn State Goals: | Louie Porter (5); Matthew Fencel (5); Danny Crump (4); Ryan McLaughlin (3); Nathan Weaver | |||||
| Army Goals: | Christopher Perera (4); Max Orlowski (3); Frankie Fradelizio (2): Wesley Baca (2); Robby DeMont (2); Jeremy Poster | |||||
| Saves: | Penn State – Dan Tumolo (7) ; Army – Olivia Peters (7) | |||||
| Exclusions: | Penn State – 4 ; Army -13 | |||||
| Advantage Opportunities: | Penn State – 5-for-13 ; Army – 1-for-4 | |||||
| Sprints: | Penn State – 1-for-4 (2nd) ; Army -3-for-4 (1st, 3rd, 4th) | |||||
| Cards/Misconducts: | YC – Penn State (Bench, 1:39 left in 3rd Q) | |||||
| Officials: | Chad Lemons, Kevin Heinrich | |||||
The United States Military Academy’s Robby DeMont (#2) shoots over Pennsylvania State University’s Matthew Fencel (#4)
Pennsylvania State University’s Brien Yaglenski (#6)
The United States Military Academy’s Jeremy Poster (#21) closes ranks in on Pennsylvania State University’s Danny Crump (#2)
