No. 25 Women's Soccer Handles Allegheny

MEADVILLE, Pa. – The No. 25 Penn State Behrend women's soccer team defeated Allegheny 3-0 in non-conference action on Wednesday night. Sophomore midfielder Rachel Sickeri (DuBois, PA/DuBois) netted two goals for the Lions including the game winner. 

Score: Behrend 3, Allegheny 0
Records: Behrend (4-0), Allegheny (1-4)

Key Moments

* Sickeri scored her first two goals of the season while Maddie Haggerty (West Seneca, NY/Nardin Academy) tallied her second goal of the year
* Junior goalie Riley Morningstar (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) continues to shut out opponents with four saves improving her scoreless minutes to 360
* Senior forward Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) assisted on the first two goals and junior Lauren Kiser (Altoona, PA/Altoona) added a helper on the final tally
* Behrend fired off six shots in the first 20 minutes and had a scoring opportunity on a penalty kick at the 21:40 mark of the first half
* Prestash had her shot saved on the penalty kick and Sickeri was there three seconds later to grab the rebound off the stop for a 1-0 lead
* Three minutes later, the Gators managed to put one past Morningstar but the goal was called back for offsides
* Haggerty made it 2-0 with a left-footed shot from the top of the box off a pass from Prestash for the first goal in the second half
* Sickeri added a cushion goal, blasting a shot from nearly 30-yards out and sending the ball into the upper left corner in the 71^st minute
* The Lions head into Saturday's game on a four-game winning streak and with a 10-0 scoring advantage

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Saturday at Houghton. Game time is 3 p.m.