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 Saturday and Sunday, September 2 and 3.
Weekend Schedule/Live Coverage:
Saturday
September 2: Behrend vs. Baldwin Wallace, 12 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
September 2: Fredonia vs. Carnegie Mellon, 2:30 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
Sunday
September 3: Baldwin Wallace vs. Fredonia, 1 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
September 3: Behrend vs. Carnegie Mellon, 3:30 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions were picked second in the annual AMCC Coaches Preseason Poll
* Behrend finished runners-up in the AMCC last year, falling in double overtime to Pitt-Greensburg
* Captains Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) and Mia Zec (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) are returning AMCC first-team selections
* Prestash recorded 16 goals and four assists last season, leading the team and ranking third in the AMCC in goals scored
* Zec ranked second on the team with seven goals for 14 points
* Head coach Patrick O'Driscoll begins his 18th year with the Lions, while assistant coach Kodie Johnson enters her first season on the sidelines
* Last season, Behrend posted an 8-10-1 overall record and a 6-1 mark in conference play
* Behrend and Baldwin Wallace are meeting for the 19th time in program history. The Yellow Jackets hold an 11-6-1 advantage over the Lions
* Baldwin Wallace defeated Behrend 3-2 in the HLM Tournament last year
* Carnegie Mellon and the Lions will face off for the 19th time since the all-time series began in 1996
* Last season, the Tartans posted a 2-0 win over Behrend in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Meet the Opposition:
* Fredonia opens the season against Carnegie Mellon on Saturday afternoon at Behrend
* The Blue Devils welcome 14 new faces to the 2023 roster
* Fredonia finished last season with a 2-9-5 overall record
* The Yellow Jackets tallied a 9-9-1 record a year ago
* Baldwin Wallace won the HLM Tournament last season, defeating Fredonia and Behrend
* The Yellow Jackets return 20 letterwinners and have 12 newcomers on the roster
* Carnegie Mellon tallied a 14-3-2 record in 2022 and were ranked seventh in the nation
* The Tartans fell in the UAA finale but received a bid to the NCAA Tournament
* CMU advanced to the Sweet 16, falling to WashU 2-1
