ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team captured the 2021 Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament with a 3-1 win over Wooster on Sunday afternoon.
Final Score: Behrend 3, Wooster 1
Records: Behrend (3-0), Wooster (1-2)
Noteworthy
* Head coach Patrick O'Driscoll earned his 200th career victory with the Lions
* Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) was named MVP of the Tournament for netting two goals and one assist including the game winner against Baldwin Wallace
Key Moments
* The Lions remain undefeated on the season with the 3-1 win
* Behrend outshot the Fighting Scots 12-4 in the game, scoring all three goals in the first half
* Prestash tallied her third goal of the season to start the scoring on an assist by Emily Clopp
* Clopp sent a cross in and found Prestash in the middle of the box for a one-touch shot
* Karla Ochoa (Pharr, TX/IDEA Toros College Preparatory) assisted Mia Zec (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) on Behrend's second goal before netting the final goal on a PK in the 20th minute
* Wooster cut the lead to 2-1 with a goal from a scramble in the box by Hallie Krzys
* In the first penalty kick of the weekend, Ochoa buried her shot past Amanda Flory for the final margin
* Morgan Harding (Pittsburgh, PA/Carlynton), making her second start of the season, posted three saves for her second shutout
Up Next:
* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at Buffalo State for their tournament, beginning at 12 p.m.