Hilbert College Athletic Director Tim Seil is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott MacLean (Mah-cLaine) as the new Head Coach for the Women's Soccer program.
Penn State Behrend once again started off the year with several AMCC championships and is in the lead for the AMCC Presidents Cup title after the fall sport season.
The Lockport, NY native returned to action on the sidelines as the women’s assistant soccer coach at the start of the 2019 fall season before taking over a leadership role as the interim head coach during the 2020-21 Covid spring season.
All institution sport teams which compete for an AMCC championship may select one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-AMCC Sportsmanship Team.
The AMCC saw four women's soccer players earn United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-Region honors, including three from Penn State Behrend and one from Pitt-Greensburg.
The 15th-ranked Wesleyan University (15-1-2) women's soccer team scored an early second half goal to defeat Penn State Behrend (19-2) 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday morning.
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team will travel to Middletown, Connecticut and the campus of Wesleyan University to take on the Cardinals (14-1-2) in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday.
Top-seeded Penn State Behrend and second-seeded Pitt-Greensburg each picked up semifinal victories to advance to the AMCC Women's Soccer Championship Game.
Davey earned two victories over the last week, making nine saves over the course of the two games. On Tuesday, she stopped seven shots against Penn State Altoona, in a 3-1 win, then added two more stops in a 7-1 win against Medaille on Friday.
Smith kept up her great freshman season in a pair of AMCC games this past week. In Tuesday's loss at Mount Aloysius, she scored a goal while attempting eight shots, putting six on goal. In Saturday's overtime win over La Roche in the first round of the AMCC Tournament, the freshman forward scored two goals, including the overtime game-winner. She also had 10 shot attempts, putting six on target. On the week, Smith scored three goals for a total of six points, attempted 18 shots, and put 12 shots on goal.
#3 Mount Aloysius College and #4 Penn State Altoona each picked up women's soccer first round victories to advance to the AMCC semifinals to be played on Wednesday, November 3.
The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team went undefeated in conference play and clinched the top seed for the upcoming AMCC Women's Soccer Championship Tournament
The AMCC Women's Soccer Game of the Week features Penn State Altoona at Mount Aloysius College, two teams that are tied for third place as we enter the final regular season game of the year.
Davey only allowed one goal in a two win week, earning two conference victories. Davey is in the top five in the AMCC in all statistical categories. Additionally, Davey scored her first career goal in a shutout against Medaille.
Walls scored three goals in a 2-0 week for the Mounties. She tallied seven total points in adding a assist. Walls scored the game-winning goal against La Roche, in a 2-1 win on Wednesday. She then added two goals in Saturday's senior day win against Medaille. Walls is in the AMCC Top Five in every major offensive category.
The AMCC Women's Soccer Game of the Week features two teams with just once conference loss a piece. Penn State Altoona, with a 5-1 conference record, will travel to Greensburg, PA to take on 4-1 Pitt-Greensburg in the key matchup of the week.
Yoder broke the school record for career shutouts on Tuesday against Mount Aloysius and extended the record on Saturday against Hilbert. The Bobcats defeated Mount Aloysius 1-0 before picking up the 4-0 victory over Hilbert, going 2-0 in conference play on the week.
Smith helped power the Lions to a pair of AMCC wins last week. In Tuesday night's home 3-0 shutout of La Roche, she scored a goal and finished with two shots on goal. During Saturday's 6-1 win at Pitt-Bradford, she had a season-best day with two goals and two assists while putting three shots on goal. On the week, Smith totaled three goals and two assists for eight points, and she attempted five shots, putting all of them on goal.
Davey earned two victories in goal last week. She did not allow a goal in a 4-0 win against Hilbert. She also tallied 11 saves in a 2-1 victory against Penn State Harrisburg, earlier in the week. Davey is currently second in the AMCC in save percentage and third in total saves.
Ochoa tallied three goals and one assist for seven points this week. She scored on both shots on goal against Altoona on Saturday in the AMCC Game of the Week. Ochoa also assisted on the game-winner vs. the Lions. Behrend held a 15-0 advantage in goals in a pair of conference wins.
Penn State Behrend and Penn State Altoona enter the AMCC Women's Soccer Game of the Week as the final two remaining undefeated teams, both holding a 3-0 record in conference play.
Yoder played a total of 135 minutes over the past week, giving up just one goal against Franciscan and Alfred State. Yoder was the star defensive player for the Bobcats and has been an anchor in goal.
McConnell had a pair of two-goal games while powering her team's offense in AMCC wins for the Lions last week. In Thursday afternoon's 4-1 victory at AMCC foe Hilbert, she finished with two goals, four shot attempts, and two shots on goal. In Saturday's 3-2 win at conference opponent Medaille, McConnell totaled two goals, seven shot attempts, and six shots on goal. On the week, she finished with four goals (including two game-winning goals) for a total of eight points, 11 shot attempts, and eight shots on goal.