Behrend Women's Soccer Battles Allegheny Saturday

Behrend Women's Soccer Battles Allegheny Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will battle Allegheny in non-conference action at the soccer complex on Saturday. Game time is set for 1 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* The Behrend Lions collected their first home win of the season with a 4-0 victory over Houghton
* Four different players scored, while Riley Morningstar (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) collected her first shut out
* Marlene Andrade (Walnut Creek, CA/Clayton Valley) and Sydnee Barnett (Doylestown, OH/Chippewa) recorded their first official tally in a Behrend uniform  
* On the season, seven players have recorded goals for the Lions led by Trinity Prestash (Philipsburg, PA/West Branch) with a pair
* Kristi Buckenheimer (Beaver, PA/Beaver) is tied with Prestash with four points, scoring one goal and dishing out a team-best two assists
* Morningstar earned the team's first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Weekly honors
* Morningstar finished with 10 saves two games last weekend, recording six saves in the Lions first victory

Allegheny News & Notes:

* The Gators enter the contest with a 1-4 overall record
* Allegheny has been outscored 10-1 in its last two games
* Last time out, the Gators fell to SUNY Brockport 6-1 on Wednesday
* Allegheny's lone win was a 4-1 decision over AMCC foe Alfred State
* Emma Miller has two goals on the season, while goalie Kari May has made 35 saves

Series History:

* Behrend and Allegheny have tied in two of the last three games
* Last season, the Lions and Gators recorded a 2-all draw
* The Lions last victory was a 3-0 decision in the 2021 season opener