ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will host No. 5 Penn State Altoona in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Semifinals on Wednesday night on the Behrend fields at 5 p.m.
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No. 1 Penn State Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions enter the AMCC Championships looking to defend their title and capture their eighth straight conference crown
* Behrend has won a conference-leading 13 AMCC Championships in the 22-year history
* The Lions claimed the AMCC regular-season title and posted their third straight undefeated season in conference play
* Behrend is back in action for the first time in over a week. The Lions last defeated D'Youville 7-0 last Tuesday
* Brenna McGuire and Emily Indof are the top two goal scorers in the AMCC. McGuire leads with 15 and Indof is second with 13.
* The Lions have outscored AMCC opponents 40-2 this season
* Behrend is riding a six-game winning streak heading into Wednesday's semifinal with the Altoona Lions.
No. 5 Penn State Altoona News & Notes:
* The Lions upset the fourth-seed Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats 3-1 in the first round of the AMCC Tournament
* The win marked the first postseason victory for Penn State Altoona since Oct. 31, 2015
* Sydney Emershaw netted her first two collegiate goals in the first half on Saturday to lead Altoona over Pitt-Greensburg
* Altoona is looking for its first AMCC semifinal victory since 2011
Series History:
* The Behrend Lions have won the last eight meetings against Altoona and have outscored the Lions 37-4 in those contests
* Behrend hold a 15-5-4 overall record since the all-time series began in 2001
* The last time Altoona defeated the Lions was in the AMCC Championship game on penalty kicks in 2011
AMCC Tournament Results
First Round: Saturday, October 27
Game 1: #3 D'Youville d. #6 Franciscan, 2-0
Game 2: #5 PS Altoona d. #4 Pitt-Greensburg, 3-1
Semifinals: Wednesday, October 31
Game 3: #5 PS Altoona at #1 Penn St. Behrend, 5p
Game 4: #3 D'Youville at #2 Mt. Aloysius, 5p
Finals: Saturday, November 3
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (Site highest remaining seed)