Women's Soccer Hosts Altoona on Senior Day

The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team hosts Penn State Altoona in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action for Senior Day on Saturday afternoon. The game time is set for 2 p.m.

Women's Soccer Hosts Altoona on Senior Day
October 13, 2023

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team hosts Penn State Altoona in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action for Senior Day on Saturday afternoon. The game time is set for 2 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* The seven seniors being honored before the contest are: Kristi Buckenheimer (Beaver, PA/Beaver), Arina Dillinger (Pittsburgh, PA/Montour), Emily Grande (Sharon, PA/Hickory), Molly Malachow (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler), Christine Patterson (McKean, PA/General McLane), Sarah White (Uniontown, OH/Lake) and Mia Zec (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley)
* During their collegiate career, they have helped the Lions to a 35-16-2 overall record, an unprecedented 19-1-1 mark in the AMCC
* The seniors have also won an AMCC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2021
* Behrend has won three in a row, recently defeating Alfred State 8-1 on Tuesday night
* The Lions scored six first-half goals vs. the Pioneers to improve to 5-0-1 in conference play
* Behrend is ranked seventh in NCAA Division III statistics in scoring offense and points per game
* The Lions have scored 50 goals in 13 games for a 3.85 average, while posting 10.54 points per game
* Behrend has 10 players with two or more goals this season, led by Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) with eight

Penn State Altoona News & Notes:

* The Altoona Lions enter the game ranked fifth in the AMCC with a 2-2-1 mark
* Overall, Penn State Altoona has a 2-8-2 record after falling in its last two contests
* The Lions have conference wins over Wells and Alfred State, while tying La Roche
* Mallorie Smith, a 2022 First Team All-AMCC selection, ranks second in the conference with 10 goals and 21 points this season
* Smith set a new single-game record with six goals in the win over the Express
* The Altoona defense is giving up 3.75 goals per game

Series History:

 * Behrend has won 13 straight against Altoona, improving to 20-5-4 overall in the all-time series
* The Behrend Lions have shutout Altoona six games in a row
* Altoona's last win was a 3-1 victory in 2011