The Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer team fell to the University of Chicago 5-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, while the Penn State Behrend Lions lost to McDaniel College in the ECAC tournament.
The Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer team saw its magical season come to an end as it suffered its first loss of the season, falling 5-0 to the University of Chicago in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament. With the loss, Pitt-Greensburg ends its 2019 season with a 19-1-1 record, while Chicago improves to 13-2-3 and advances to tomorrow's second round match, where it will face Augsburg, who topped Rose-Hulman by a score of 1-0 in overtime.
Chicago managed to stifle the high-powered Bobcat attack, limiting Pitt-Greensburg to just two shot attempts on the afternoon, which were attempted by Allie Grimm and Ashley Lucas. Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Yoder put together a fantastic performance in the loss for the Bobcats. Yoder managed a career-best 15 saves, including 11 stops in the first half of action. Pitt-Greensburg ends its best season in program-history, capturing the program's first AMCC regular-season and tournament titles.
The Penn State Behrend (10-8-2) women's soccer team fell to McDaniel (14-6) 6-0 in the first round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament on Saturday. Behrend was outshot 20-0 by the Green Terror. Madi Jones tallied six saves in a complete game effort. Jones finished the season with a 10-4-2 record. Hannah Schepers and Maddie Schwartz each scored two goals for McDaniel, while Katherine Carstensen registered the win in goal for the Green Terror. The Lions will conclude the season with a 10-8-2 record.