BUFFALO, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona women's soccer faced a familiar foe on Sunday afternoon, taking on former Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Medaille University. The Lions hung on for a 2-1 victory at Buffalo Color Park.

Sarah Huston (Coatesville, PA/Coatesville) scored her first two goals of the season for Penn State Altoona (3-4-4), with Sadie McConnell (New Enterprise, PA/Northern Bedford) and Mallorie Smith (Bellefonte, PA/Bellefonte) recording assists.

Adeline Baustert (Apollo, PA/Apollo-Ridge) made her 11th start of the season at goalkeeper and picked up her third win of the fall.

With the score tied 0-0 at halftime, Huston scored second-half goals at 56:42 and 65:16 to put the Lions up by a pair. Medaille (1-7-1) cut the Penn State Altoona lead in half when a Kelsey Matuszak goal at 76:34 made it 2-1, but the Lions allowed no further damage the rest of the way.

Penn State Altoona was dominant statistically, posting big advantages over Medaille in shot attempts (22-6), shots on goal (11-1), and corner kicks (2-0).

Huston and Smith led the Lions with three shots on goal apiece, and KK Wolfe (Coatesville, PA/Coatesville) had two shots on goal.

Penn State Altoona returns home for its next contest, when the team will get back to AMCC play. The Lions host nearby conference rival Mount Aloysius College on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:00 p.m.