ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will host the annual Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer Tournament this weekend at the soccer complex on Friday and Saturday, September 2 and 3.
Weekend Schedule/Live Coverage:
Friday
September 2: Behrend vs. Franciscan, 5 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
September 2: Baldwin Wallace vs. Fredonia, 7:30 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
Saturday
September 3: Fredonia vs. Franciscan, 5 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
September 3: Behrend vs. Baldwin Wallace, 7:30 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions were picked first in the annual AMCC Coaches Preseason Poll
* Behrend is coming off its 15th overall conference championship and advancing to the NCAA Tournament
* Senior goalkeeper Morgan Harding (Pittsburgh, PA/Carlynton) was named AMCC Co-Defensive Preseason Player of the Year
* Haring returns after earning First Team All-AMCC honors along with Karla Ochoa (Pharr, TX/IDEA Toros College Preparatory), Angelina Hofrichter (Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan)
* Second-Team selections back for another season are Trinity Prestash (Philipsburg, PA/West Branch) and Emily Clopp (Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan)
* Head Coach Patrick O'Driscoll begins his 17th year with the Lions
* Last season, O'Driscoll reached 200 career wins and led the Lions to a 19-2 overall record
* Behrend and Franciscan are meeting for the 16th time in program history. The Lions have a 14-1 advantage over the Barons and enter the contest on a seven-game winning streak in the series
* The Yellow Jackets hold a 10-6-1 record against the Lions. Behrend defeated Baldwin Wallace 3-0 last year in the HLM Tournament
Meet the Opposition:
* Baldwin Wallace opens the season against Fredonia on Friday night at Behrend
* The Yellow Jackets return nine letterwinners, three All-Ohio Athletic Conference players and 11 Academic All-OAC selections from last year's squad that posted an overall record of 11-10 and a 5-4 mark in the OAC
* The Blue Devils are coming off a 10-7-3 season in 2021
* Fredonia was chosen to finish fifth in the SUNYAC Preseason Poll
* Franciscan, former members of the AMCC, tallied an 7-8 overall record last year
* The Barons now compete in the Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC) and were picked to finish fifth in the Coaches Preseason Poll