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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, PA
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- Position:
- D/M
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Moon Area
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- 1
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- a
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- pts
- 4
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- gw
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Bio
Career Highlights
2024
* Second Team All-AMCC
* Academic All-AMCC
* Started all 21 games
* Finished with one goal and two assists for four points
* Second on the team with 33 shots
* Recorded first career point with an assist at Houghton
* Scored first collegiate goal against Hilbert
* Tallied an assist on the game-winning score vs. Pitt-Greensburg
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in finance
At Duquesne (2022-24)
* Member of the men's soccer team
* Selected to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
* Member of Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society
Personal
* Son of Heather and Joseph Nickles
* Three-year letterwinner in soccer at Moon Area High School
* All-WPIAL
* All-Section
* Plays for FC Pittsburgh Club Team
* Brother, Cooper, is also a member of the Behrend men's soccer team
  | Overall | Conference |
---|---|---|
Games | 21 | 8 |
Games started | 21 | 8 |
Goals | 1 | 1 |
Assists | 2 | 1 |
Points | 4 | 3 |
Shots | 33 | 12 |
Shot Pct | .030 | .083 |
Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Scoring
Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 31 | MCLA | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 1 | Lycoming | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 6 | vs. King's (Pa.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 8 | vs. Cortland | L, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 11 | at Grove City | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 14 | Chatham | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 21 | at Franciscan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 25 | at Houghton | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sep 28 | at La Roche | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 2 | at Rochester Inst. | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 5 | Pitt-Greensburg | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct 9 | at Pitt-Bradford | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 12 | at Mt. Aloysius | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 15 | Alfred St. | T, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 19 | at Penn State Altoona | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 23 | Waynesburg | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 26 | Carlow | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 29 | Hilbert | W, 6-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 6 | Mt. Aloysius | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 9 | at Alfred St. | W by PK, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 16 | at Johns Hopkins | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 31 | MCLA | W, 3-1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
Sep 1 | Lycoming | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Sep 6 | vs. King's (Pa.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
Sep 8 | vs. Cortland | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Sep 11 | at Grove City | L, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
Sep 14 | Chatham | T, 1-1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 |
Sep 21 | at Franciscan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1.000 |
Sep 25 | at Houghton | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Sep 28 | at La Roche | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Oct 2 | at Rochester Inst. | L, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
Oct 5 | Pitt-Greensburg | W, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
Oct 9 | at Pitt-Bradford | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Oct 12 | at Mt. Aloysius | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
Oct 15 | Alfred St. | T, 0-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 |
Oct 19 | at Penn State Altoona | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Oct 23 | Waynesburg | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Oct 26 | Carlow | W, 4-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
Oct 29 | Hilbert | W, 6-0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | .500 |
Nov 6 | Mt. Aloysius | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Nov 9 | at Alfred St. | W by PK, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Nov 16 | at Johns Hopkins | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Misc.
Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
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Aug 31 | MCLA | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 1 | Lycoming | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 6 | vs. King's (Pa.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 8 | vs. Cortland | L, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 11 | at Grove City | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 14 | Chatham | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 21 | at Franciscan | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 25 | at Houghton | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 28 | at La Roche | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 2 | at Rochester Inst. | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 5 | Pitt-Greensburg | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 9 | at Pitt-Bradford | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 12 | at Mt. Aloysius | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 15 | Alfred St. | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 19 | at Penn State Altoona | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 23 | Waynesburg | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 26 | Carlow | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 29 | Hilbert | W, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 6 | Mt. Aloysius | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 9 | at Alfred St. | W by PK, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 16 | at Johns Hopkins | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
gp | gs | g | a | pts | |
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Event | |||||
Total | 21 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Conference | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Location | |||||
Home | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Away | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Result | |||||
Wins | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Losses | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Month | |||||
August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
September | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
October | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
November | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Splits Stats: Season Scoring
gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
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Event | |||||
Total | 21 | 33 | .030 | 13 | .394 |
Conference | 8 | 12 | .083 | 5 | .417 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | |||||
Home | 9 | 20 | .050 | 6 | .300 |
Away | 10 | 11 | .000 | 6 | .545 |
Neutral | 2 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
Result | |||||
Wins | 10 | 15 | .067 | 5 | .333 |
Losses | 7 | 9 | .000 | 4 | .444 |
Month | |||||
August | 1 | 5 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
September | 8 | 12 | .000 | 6 | .500 |
October | 9 | 15 | .067 | 6 | .400 |
November | 3 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
Splits Stats: Season Shooting
gp | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
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Event | |||||
Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Conference | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Location | |||||
Home | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Away | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Neutral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Result | |||||
Wins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Losses | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Month | |||||
August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
September | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
October | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
November | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats: Season Misc.
gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g | |
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Event | |||||
Total | 21 | 21 | .05 | .10 | .19 |
Conference | 8 | 8 | .13 | .13 | .38 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | |||||
Home | 9 | 9 | .11 | .11 | .33 |
Away | 10 | 10 | .00 | .10 | .10 |
Neutral | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
Result | |||||
Wins | 10 | 10 | .10 | .20 | .40 |
Losses | 7 | 7 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
Month | |||||
August | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
September | 8 | 8 | .00 | .13 | .13 |
October | 9 | 9 | .11 | .11 | .33 |
November | 3 | 3 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
Splits Stats: Game Scoring
gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | |||||
Total | 21 | 1.57 | .030 | .62 | .394 |
Conference | 8 | 1.50 | .083 | .63 | .417 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | |||||
Home | 9 | 2.22 | .050 | .67 | .300 |
Away | 10 | 1.10 | .000 | .60 | .545 |
Neutral | 2 | 1.00 | .000 | .50 | .500 |
Result | |||||
Wins | 10 | 1.50 | .067 | .50 | .333 |
Losses | 7 | 1.29 | .000 | .57 | .444 |
Month | |||||
August | 1 | 5.00 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
September | 8 | 1.50 | .000 | .75 | .500 |
October | 9 | 1.67 | .067 | .67 | .400 |
November | 3 | .33 | .000 | .33 | 1.000 |
Splits Stats: Game Shooting
News mentions
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team travels to Baltimore to take on No. 15 Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer First Round on Saturday, Nov. 16.

Eight Penn State Behrend men’s soccer student-athletes earned a spot on the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s Soccer All-Conference Team.

The No. 2 Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team was victorious 5-4 in penalty kicks over No. 1 Alfred State to earn the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship on Saturday afternoon.
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team earned Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Co-Regular Season Champions with Alfred State after defeating Hilbert, 6-0, in the regular season finale on Tuesday night.
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team played to a scoreless draw against Alfred State in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s Soccer Game of the Week Tuesday night.

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team earned a 1-0 shutout win over Pitt-Greensburg Saturday afternoon at the soccer complex.
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team scored three goals in a span of 16 minutes in the second half to defeat La Roche 3-0 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener Saturday afternoon.
Senior Andrew Cassano (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) sent a goal into the back of the net in the 68th minute of Wednesday’s contest to carry the Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Houghton.
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team finished in a one-all draw against Chatham on Saturday afternoon.
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team takes on Chatham on Saturday, Sept. 14 for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team couldn’t overcome a quick score by Grove City Wednesday night, falling 1-0 on the road.
The Penn State Behrend men's soccer started the 2024 campaign with a 3-1 victory over the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) in the first round of the Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer Tournament Friday afternoon.