ERIE, Pa. – Alex Bilka (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) and Jordan Oberlander (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) each scored twice to lead Penn State Behrend women's soccer team past Mt. Aloysius 4-0 in the semifinals of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Wednesday afternoon.
The Lions (15-4) extend their win streak to 11 straight games and find themselves in the AMCC Championship game once again for a chance at a sixth consecutive title. Behrend will host No. 2 Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday in the finals at 2 p.m. The Bobcats were a 2-0 winner over No. 3 Pitt-Bradford in the other semifinal.
Olivia Belack (Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair) was instrumental in the offense, assisting both goals by Oberlander to break the program record for most points in a season with 47. She also is now tied with the single-season record for assists with 11.
The Lions continued the hot streak from the regular season right into the playoffs with a pair of goals in the first 6:18 of the game. Bilka scored first for her sixth game-winning goal of the season off an assist from Catherine Eichenlaub (Wexford, PA/Pine-Richland). Two minutes, 13 seconds after the opening whistle, Eichenlaub sent a pass from the left side and Bilka was there to one-touch it into the lower right side for a 1-0 lead.
Belack broke the single-season points record with her assist to Oberlander at the 6:18 mark. Belack played the through ball and Oberlander blasted a shot into the upper left corner to make it 2-0, before Bilka added her second goal with less than two minutes left in the first half on a penalty kick.
Behrend had scored all four goals by the 46:30 mark of the game. Oberlander struck again thanks to Belack's soft cross from the right for a 4-0 advantage.
Goalie Sam Morlacci (Apollo, PA/Shady Side Academy) had three saves for her fifth win in goal and team's ninth shutout this season. Oberlander now has six goals in the last two games.
The Lions will take on the Bobcats for the AMCC crown on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Behrend Field. During the regular season, Behrend defeated Pitt-Greensburg, 8-0.
