ALTOONA, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's soccer team opened the 2017 season in winning fashion Friday night, scoring five goals over the game's final 38 minutes to take down Penn State Altoona 5-1.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: After a scoreless first half, the hosts opened the scoring in the 47^th minute on a Seth Murrelle goal.  Junior Manny Camacho put the Knights on the board for the first time this season in the 52^nd when he chipped a shot past the keeper from inside the box. Just over two minutes later, junior Ryan Hammer netted the go-ahead goal from 15 yards out off a feed from senior Bradley McKim. Junior Sam Hernandez added his first tally of the year in the 61^st minute, followed by sophomore Shade Foreman's first of the year in the 64^th minute. Two career-firsts happened in the 88^th minute, when freshman Colin Lankau met twine for the first time off classmate Justin McKenna's first career assist.
 
ARCADIA LEADERS: Five different players found the back of the net, while McKim, McKenna and senior Geroges Fiori each dished out an assist.
 
PENN STATE ALTOONA LEADERS: Murrelle had the lone goal for the host Lions, while Jordan Crist added an assist.
 
IN GOAL:  Senior Chris Watson (1-0) made six saves in the win for Arcadia. Tanner Yaw (0-1) allowed five goals, while making eight saves in the loss for the Lions.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: The Scarlet and Grey held a 21-10 advantage in total shots, including 13-7 in shots on goal. To go along with the large shot margin, the Knights took 11 corner kicks in the contest compared to just one for the Lions.