Women's Soccer Falls to Messiah in Season Opener

Courtesy of John Leisering

ERIE, Pa. - The Messiah women's soccer team scored two second-half goals to defeat Penn State Behrend 3-0 in the season-opening game of the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament on Saturday afternoon. 

Score: Messiah 3, Penn State Behrend 0
Records: Messiah (1-0), Penn State Behrend (0-1)

Key Moments:

* Hannah Adair tallied a goal and an assist for the Falcons in the win
* Although Messiah controlled play for much of the first half, the Falcons could muster only a lone goal
* Junior midfielder Mia Libby tallied the game winner just 11 minutes into the contest
* Libby scored into the lower-right side of the net at 10:08 after being set up by Adair
* In the first 45 minutes, the Falcons had a 10-4 advantage in shots and had a 3-1 lead in shots on goal
* The Falcons put the game away with second-half goals by Adair (into a wide open net) and Brittany Laird at 48:30 and 65:18, respectively
* Messiah finished with a 15-6 margin in shots and 7-2 in shots on goal
* It marked the second time the Lions have faced the Falcons in program history
* The Falcons have not conceded a goal to Behrend in the two meetings

Up Next:

* Behrend will take on John Carroll at  2:30 p.m. Sunday, the final day of the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament.