Elite 8 Certain! Golden Knights Headed to Regional Final, Beats Franklin Pierce 2-1

THE GAME FACTS

Final Score: Gannon 2, Franklin Pierce 1

Records: Gannon 15-2-4 • Franklin Pierce 12-4-4

Location: Sodexo Field (Rindge, N.H.) – NCAA Sweet 16

Date: November 30, 2025

RINDGE, NH – Gannon males’s soccer earned one in every of its greatest wins in program historical past Sunday night, occurring the street and defeating Franklin Pierce 2–1 at Sodexo Field to advance to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. The Golden Knights struck early with a Seventeenth-minute objective, overcame a second-half equalizer, and delivered a late match-winner to safe their fifteenth victory of the season. Andre Moraes (Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil/Colegio Singular) anchored the efficiency with a seven-save outing in a match the place the Ravens pushed with 15 second-half pictures.

THE KNIGHT CAP

• Early Strike: Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs) opened the scoring within the Seventeenth minute, ending a setup from Per Kristian Lauvstad (Nesoya, Norway/) for his Seventeenth objective of the season.

• Rekka Delivers Late: After Franklin Pierce equalized early within the second half, Enzo Rekka (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Gymnasium of the Catholic School Centre “Sveti Franjo”) scored the match-winner within the 78th minute on a composed end contained in the field.

• Moraes Stands Tall: Goalkeeper Andre Moraes (Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil/Colegio Singular) made seven saves, together with 5 within the closing quarter-hour because the Ravens pushed numbers ahead.

• Weathering Pressure: Franklin Pierce generated 17 whole pictures, with 15 coming within the second half, however Gannon’s defensive construction held agency.

• Efficient Finishing: The Golden Knights scored on two of their six pictures on the right track and created possibilities regardless of restricted possession.

• Midfield Battle: Orten and Toyama anchored the midfield in a extremely bodily match, with Gannon known as for eight fouls and the Ravens for 13.

• Balanced Attack: Ten completely different Golden Knights recorded pictures or created chance-building moments within the attacking third.

THE NEXT GAME

Gannon advances to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight and Super Regional 1 Final in opposition to Southern New Hampshire. Game time is 3:00 pm on Saturday, December sixth in Hooksett, NH.

This story was written utilizing the assist of AI.