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Allegheny College men’s soccer vs. Waynesburg, October 1, 2025. Photo by Ed Mailliard.
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Winner Allegheny ALL (8-7-4, 6-3-1)
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Thiel THI (4-12-1, 1-8-1)
Winner
Allegheny ALL
(8-7-4, 6-3-1)
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Final
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Thiel THI
(4-12-1, 1-8-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Allegheny ALL 2 3 5
Thiel THI 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Clinches Top-Four Seed With Win at Thiel

GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Four unanswered goals lifted the Allegheny College men's soccer team to an important 5-2 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over Thiel College on Saturday night in Greenville, Pennsylvania.

As the Gators (8-7-4, 6-3-1 PAC) look to solidify their spot in the upcoming PAC Championship Tournament, they secured home-field advantage for the quarterfinal round by earning three points with Saturday's win. Allegheny currently sits in third place with 19 points and can finish no worse than fourth regardless of the outcome against fourth-place Saint Vincent College next Wednesday.

Thiel (4-12-1, 1-8-1 PAC) scored two of the game's first three goals and led 2-1 in the 16th minute, but junior midfielder Will Gruca (Baden, Pa. Ambridge) converted a penalty kick in the 20th minute to even the score at 2-all.

Following the halftime intermission, the Gators wasted no time before taking the lead for good. Less than two minutes into the second half, Arthur Every (Cranleigh, United Kingdom/Glebelands Secondary) rolled a pass through four Tomcats to Cole Bowser (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll), who was left unmarked in front of the net for the go-ahead goal. Two-and-a-half minutes later, Aidan Dyga (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) spun around a Thiel defender and rifled a right-footed shot past the keeper for added insurance.

In the 53rd minute, Every potted Allegheny's fourth unanswered goal after receiving a great pass from Renen Frank (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman). Frank's through ball led Every past his defender and into the box, and the second-year midfielder was able to finish the play with a shot from about 10 yards out.

Inside the Box Score
  • Allegheny outshot Thiel, 21-to-7, and finished with an 11-to-3 lead in shots on goal.
  • The Gators took five corners, while the Tomcats failed to earn a corner kick.
  • Thiel's Andy Mangold scored the first goal in the fourth minute, and Mason Melaragno put the Tomcats ahead 2-1 in the 16th minute.
  • Five different players scored a goal for Allegheny, and six earned at least one point.
  • Every and Gruca led all scorers with three points (1g-1a).
  • Bower's goal in the 47th minute was the second of four consecutive goals that gave the Gators the lead.
  • Junior goalie Charlie Hutton (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) earned the win between the pipes with one save.

News and Notes
  • Allegheny has won three consecutive PAC games while outscoring those opponents 12-4.
  • The Gators improved to 8-7-4 overall and 6-3-1 in PAC action.
  • With 19 points in the standings, the Gators are guaranteed to finish no worse than fourth, meaning they will host a PAC quarterfinal on Saturday, November 1.
  • Allegheny increased its lead in the all-time series against Thiel to 9-4-1.
  • The Gators have won seven consecutive games against Thiel dating back to 1972.
  • With 10 assists on the season, Gruca took sole possession of fourth place in Allegheny single-season history.
  • Freshman Nathan Tolliver (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) scored his first career goal in the seventh minute against the Tomcats.

Up Next
Allegheny hosts Saint Vincent in the 2025 regular-season finale on Wednesday, October 29. The game will be played under the lights at 7:30 p.m. on Frank B. Fuhrer Field. With a win over the Bearcats and a Franciscan University loss to Geneva College, the Gators would climb into second place, resulting in a first-round tournament bye.

 
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