Lions Blank Alfred State; Prestash Scores Four

ALFRED, NY – Senior forward Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) tied a career high with four goals to help the Penn State Behrend women's soccer team defeat Alfred State 6-0 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Tuesday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 6, Alfred State 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (12-2, 5-0 AMCC), Alfred State (4-7-3, 2-2-2 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Behrend has now outscored conference opponents 25-1 in the first five contests
* Prestash tallied one goal in the first half and registered a hat trick in the final 45 minutes
* Rachel Sickeri (DuBois, PA/DuBois) posted her second two-goal game, netting the first and last goal
* Sickeri broke the scoreless tie in the 23^rd minute, before she assisted Prestash 37 seconds later for a 2-0 lead
* Prestash tallied four straight goals with her second coming off a penalty kick in the 66^th minute
* All three of Prestash's second-half goals were scored in a span of three minutes and 12 seconds
* The next two unassisted goals belonged to Prestash to help her tie her career mark and put her tied for third on the all-time career goals list at 57
* Prestash continues to lead the team with 14 goals on the season
* The win marked the eighth shutout for Riley Morningstar (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) and fourth in a row for the team

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Saturday at Penn State Altoona. Game time is 3:15 p.m.