Lions Travel to Franciscan for AMCC Matchup Saturday
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team will travel to Franciscan on Saturday for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest at 3:30 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will travel to Franciscan on Saturday for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contest at 3:30 p.m.
Coverage:
Behrend News & Notes:
* Behrend has an overall record of 2-5-2 and a 1-0-1 mark in the AMCC
* The Lions are coming off a 2-1 double-overtime win over D'Youville on Tuesday
* Behrend scored two unanswered goals 20 minutes apart for the come-from-behind win
* Brenna McGuire (McDonald, PA/South Fayette) netted both goals for the Lions assisted by Taylor Mealie (Baden, PA/Ambridge)
* The Lions outshot D'Youville 38-3, firing eight shots in the overtime period
* Goalie Madi Jones has a record of 2-1-2 with 16 saves
* Defender Mealie is ranked tied for fifth in the AMCC in assists (3)
Franciscan News & Notes:
* The Barons have a 5-4-1 overall record with a 1-1-1 conference mark
* Franciscan has their lone AMCC win over Alfred State while falling to Medaille and tying Penn State Altoona on Tuesday night
* Junior Kaitrin O'Leary leads the team with five goals on the season and is ranked tied for fourth in the AMCC
* Goalkeeper Marita Ostrich is fifth in the conference in both saves (44) and goals-against average (1.16)
Series History:
* The Lions have a commanding 13-1 lead over the Barons
* The series dates back to 2009
* Last season, Behrend took down Franciscan, 3-0
* The Barons lone win was in 2014