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3 Zak Schwarzel
Zak Schwarzel
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    145
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    South Park, PA
  • High School:
    South Park
  • Position:
    D
  • g
    2
  • a
    1
  • pts
    5
  • gw
    0
Bio

Career Highlights

2023

* Started all 20 games played
* Helped lead the team to 11 shutouts, seven of which were in conference play
* Scored two goals and recorded one assists for five points

2022

* Third Team All-AMCC
* Started all 22 games played in
* Tallied first muli-goal game of career against Pitt-Greensburg
* Recorded two assists
* Helped the defense post 17 shutouts

2021

* Second Team All-AMCC
* Started in all 17 games played
* Tallied one goal and one assist for three points
* Helped the defense post eight shutouts
* Recorded first collegiate goal in a 3-0 win over Pitt-Greensburg
* Dished out first collegiate assist in win against Morrisville State

2020

* No official season due to covid

2019

* Played in 12 games for the Lions as a freshman
* Instrumental in eight of the 10 shutouts 
* Helped the Lions win the 2019 AMCC title and advance to the NCAA Tournament

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in marketing

Personal

* Son of Debby and Ronald Schwarzel
* Two-sport athlete at South Park High School
* Four-year letterwinner in soccer and one in track & field
* All-State
* Brother, Nick Schwarzel, played soccer at Behrend 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 21 at Carlow W, 4-0
Oct 24 at Hilbert W, 3-0
Nov 1 Alfred St. L, 2-1
Nov 12 Franciscan W, 1-0
Nov 18 vs. Goucher W, 1-0
Nov 19 at Alvernia L, 2-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 20 8
Games started 20 8
Goals 2 1
Assists 1 1
Points 5 3
Shots 16 7
Shot Pct .125 .143
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Sep 1 Alfred T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 2 North Central (Ill.) L, 5-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. Muskingum W, 4-0 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 9 at Franciscan L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 13 Grove City T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Chatham W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 20 Houghton W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 23 La Roche W, 8-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 26 Wells W, 11-0 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 30 at Pitt-Greensburg T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 4 Pitt-Bradford W, 5-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 7 Mt. Aloysius W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Alfred St. W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 14 Penn State Altoona L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Fredonia W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Carlow W, 4-0 - - - - -
Oct 24 at Hilbert W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 2
Nov 1 Alfred St. L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 12 Franciscan W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 18 vs. Goucher W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 19 at Alvernia L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Sep 1 Alfred T, 1-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 2 North Central (Ill.) L, 5-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 8 vs. Muskingum W, 4-0 1 3 .333 1 .333
Sep 9 at Franciscan L, 3-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 13 Grove City T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 16 at Chatham W, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 20 Houghton W, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 23 La Roche W, 8-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 26 Wells W, 11-0 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 30 at Pitt-Greensburg T, 1-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 4 Pitt-Bradford W, 5-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 7 Mt. Aloysius W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 10 at Alfred St. W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 14 Penn State Altoona L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 18 at Fredonia W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 21 at Carlow W, 4-0 - - - - -
Oct 24 at Hilbert W, 3-0 1 4 .250 2 .500
Nov 1 Alfred St. L, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Nov 12 Franciscan W, 1-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Nov 18 vs. Goucher W, 1-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Nov 19 at Alvernia L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Game Log - Misc.
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Sep 1 Alfred T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 2 North Central (Ill.) L, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 8 vs. Muskingum W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 9 at Franciscan L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 13 Grove City T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 16 at Chatham W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 20 Houghton W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 23 La Roche W, 8-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 26 Wells W, 11-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 30 at Pitt-Greensburg T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 4 Pitt-Bradford W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 7 Mt. Aloysius W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Alfred St. W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 14 Penn State Altoona L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 18 at Fredonia W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 21 at Carlow W, 4-0 - - - - -
Oct 24 at Hilbert W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 1 Alfred St. L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 12 Franciscan W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 18 vs. Goucher W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 19 at Alvernia L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g a pts
2019-20 12 0 0 0 0
2020-21 - - - - 0
2021-22 17 17 1 1 3
2022-23 22 22 2 2 6
2023-24 20 20 2 1 5
Total 71 59 5 4 14

Career Stats: Season Scoring

gp sh sh% sog sog%
2019-20 12 5 .000 2 .400
2020-21 - - - - -
2021-22 17 10 .100 5 .500
2022-23 22 14 .143 5 .357
2023-24 20 16 .125 7 .438
Total 71 45 .111 19 .422

Career Stats: Season Shooting

gp yc rc pk gw
2019-20 12 0 0 0-0 0
2020-21 - 0 0 0-0 -
2021-22 17 3 0 0-0 0
2022-23 22 2 1 0-0 1
2023-24 20 0 0 0-0 0
Total 71 5 1 0-0 1

Career Stats: Season Misc.

gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2019-20 12 0 .00 .00 .00
2020-21 - - - - -
2021-22 17 17 .06 .06 .18
2022-23 22 22 .09 .09 .27
2023-24 20 20 .10 .05 .25
Total 71 59 .07 .06 .20

Career Stats: Game Scoring

gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2019-20 12 .42 .000 .17 .400
2020-21 - - - - -
2021-22 17 .59 .100 .29 .500
2022-23 22 .64 .143 .23 .357
2023-24 20 .80 .125 .35 .438
Total 71 .63 .111 .27 .422

Career Stats: Game Shooting

gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 20 20 2 1 5
Conference 8 8 1 1 3
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 11 11 0 1 1
Away 7 7 1 0 2
Neutral 2 2 1 0 2
Result
Wins 12 12 2 1 5
Losses 5 5 0 0 0
Month
September 10 10 1 1 3
October 6 6 1 0 2
November 4 4 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Season Scoring

gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 20 16 .125 7 .438
Conference 8 7 .143 3 .429
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 11 5 .000 1 .200
Away 7 7 .143 4 .571
Neutral 2 4 .250 2 .500
Result
Wins 12 13 .154 6 .462
Losses 5 2 .000 1 .500
Month
September 10 9 .111 4 .444
October 6 4 .250 2 .500
November 4 3 .000 1 .333

Splits Stats: Season Shooting

gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 20 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 8 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 11 0 0 0-0 0
Away 7 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0-0 0
Result
Wins 12 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 5 0 0 0-0 0
Month
September 10 0 0 0-0 0
October 6 0 0 0-0 0
November 4 0 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats: Season Misc.

gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 20 20 .10 .05 .25
Conference 8 8 .13 .13 .38
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 11 11 .00 .09 .09
Away 7 7 .14 .00 .29
Neutral 2 2 .50 .00 1.00
Result
Wins 12 12 .17 .08 .42
Losses 5 5 .00 .00 .00
Month
September 10 10 .10 .10 .30
October 6 6 .17 .00 .33
November 4 4 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats: Game Scoring

gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 20 .80 .125 .35 .438
Conference 8 .88 .143 .38 .429
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 11 .45 .000 .09 .200
Away 7 1.00 .143 .57 .571
Neutral 2 2.00 .250 1.00 .500
Result
Wins 12 1.08 .154 .50 .462
Losses 5 .40 .000 .20 .500
Month
September 10 .90 .111 .40 .444
October 6 .67 .250 .33 .500
November 4 .75 .000 .25 .333

Splits Stats: Game Shooting

News mentions
Men’s Soccer Welcomes Alfred State For AMCC Semifinals
  • Article
  • October 31, 2023
Men’s Soccer Welcomes Alfred State For AMCC Semifinals

No. 2 Penn State Behrend hosts No. 3 Alfred State in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s Soccer Semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 1

  • October 31, 2023
Trio of Lions Claim AMCC Athletes of the Week
  • Article
  • October 30, 2023
Trio of Lions Claim AMCC Athletes of the Week

Three Penn State Behrend student-athletes have been named as Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week.

  • October 30, 2023
Lions Clinch First Round Bye With Regular Season Finale Win At Hilbert
  • Article
  • October 24, 2023
Lions Clinch First Round Bye With Regular Season Finale Win At Hilbert

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team played its regular season finale at Hilbert and earned a 3-0 shutout win Tuesday afternoon.

  • October 24, 2023
Behrend Falls To Altoona, 1-0
  • Article
  • October 14, 2023
Behrend Falls To Altoona, 1-0

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team fell to conference foe Penn State Altoona 1-0 Saturday evening.

  • October 14, 2023
Swann Nets Hat Trick En Route To Shutout Victory
  • Article
  • September 26, 2023
Swann Nets Hat Trick En Route To Shutout Victory

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team scored a shutout victory, 11-0, against Wells in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action Tuesday afternoon.

  • September 26, 2023
Kiefer’s Game Winner Leads Lions Past Chatham, 2-1
  • Article
  • September 16, 2023
Kiefer’s Game Winner Leads Lions Past Chatham, 2-1

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team notched a strong showing in the second half against Chatham to earn a 2-1 victory Saturday afternoon on the road.

  • September 16, 2023
Behrend And Grove City Play To Scoreless Draw
  • Article
  • September 13, 2023
Behrend And Grove City Play To Scoreless Draw

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team finished in a scoreless draw against Grove City at the soccer complex Wednesday night.

  • September 13, 2023
Behrend Men’s Soccer Welcomes Wolverines To Soccer Complex
  • Article
  • September 12, 2023
Behrend Men’s Soccer Welcomes Wolverines To Soccer Complex

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team will take on Grove City at the soccer complex on Wednesday, Sep. 13. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

  • September 12, 2023
Lions Fall To Franciscan in Baron Fall Classic
  • Article
  • September 09, 2023
Lions Fall To Franciscan in Baron Fall Classic

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team fell 3-0 at Franciscan Saturday night to conclude the Baron Fall Classic.

  • September 09, 2023
Behrend Nets Four En Route To First Victory
  • Article
  • September 08, 2023
Behrend Nets Four En Route To First Victory

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team scored a 4-0 victory against Muskingum at the Franciscan Classic Friday night.

  • September 08, 2023
Men’s Soccer Advances To Herb Lauffer Memorial Championship Game
  • Article
  • September 01, 2023
Men’s Soccer Advances To Herb Lauffer Memorial Championship Game

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team advanced to the Herb Lauffer Memorial championship game on penalty kick, winning by a 4-2 advantage.

  • September 01, 2023
Lions Host Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament to Open 2023 Season
  • Article
  • August 31, 2023
Lions Host Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament to Open 2023 Season

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team will host the annual Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer Tournament this weekend at the soccer complex, beginning on Friday, Sep. 1 and finishing on Saturday, Sep. 2.

  • August 31, 2023