Lions Host Mt. Aloysius in AMCC Opener
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team will host Mt. Aloysius on Saturday in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener at 4:30 p.m. at the Behrend Fields.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will host Mt. Aloysius on Saturday in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener at 4:30 p.m. at the Behrend Fields.
Coverage:
Behrend News & Notes:
* This is the Lions first conference game of the season
* Behrend is coming into the game with an overall record of 1-4
* The Lions are coming off a 4-2 win over Washington & Jefferson on Saturday
* Junior Taylor Mealie (Baden, PA/Ambridge) led the team with two goals and one assist
* Both of Mealie's goals were scored in the first half of the game, curving the ball in the net off of corner kicks
* Mealie also assisted a goal scored by sophomore Brenna McGuire (McDonald, PA/South Fayette) off yet another corner kick
* Madi Jones (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield) registered her first complete-game victory in goal
Mt. Aloysius News & Notes:
* The Mounties currently have an overall record of 4-1-1
* Mt. Aloysius most recently defeated Thiel 6-0 on Tuesday
* Johnna Adams and Summer Schell each tallied two goals against the Tomcats
* Sophomore Kourtney Walls leads the team with three goals and two assists
Series History:
* The Lions have 17-0 sweep over the Mounties in the series dating back to 2004
* Behrend has only allowed four goals to Mt. Aloysius, shutting them out 14 of 17 times
* Last season, the Lions took down the Mounties 1-0 in regular season play along with beating them 1-0 in the AMCC Championship game
* This game will be a rematch of the 2018 AMCC Championship game