No. 10 Men's Soccer Hosts Penn State Altoona Saturday

No. 10 Men's Soccer Hosts Penn State Altoona Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 10 Penn State Behrend men's soccer team will host the Penn State Altoona Lions on Saturday in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action. Kick off is set for 2 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* The Behrend Lions had their 11-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday night
* Behrend dropped its first conference game, falling 1-0 to Medaille in AMCC action
* The Mavericks tallied the lone goal in the fourth minute off a corner kick and their only shot on goal the entire contest
* Behrend remains No. 2 in the USC Great Lakes Region and is currently 10th in the USC Top 25 National Poll
* Richard Blanchard is tied for 12th in NCAA Division III statistics in total assists with seven
* Nick Schwarzel (South Park, PA/South Park) earned AMCC Defensive Player of the Week, announced Monday

Altoona News & Notes:

* The Altoona Lions are in seventh place in the AMCC with a 3-2 mark
* Altoona is 5-8-1 overall after 14 contests, recently defeating Pitt-Greensburg on Wednesday
* The Altoona Lions posted their largest margin of victory this season with a 5-0 win over the Bobcats
* Freshman Jinkwon Song tallied two goals on Wednesday
* Brant Aughenbaugh leads the team with four goals and three assists for 11 points

Series History:

* Behrend and Altoona are meeting for the 23rd time in program history
* The Behrend Lions hold a 15-7-1 overall record since the series began in 1970
* Last season, Behrend posted a 6-0 win for their seventh straight decision over Altoona