Women's Soccer Ready to Compete at Buffalo State Bengals Classic

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will travel to New York for a pair of non-conference games this weekend at the Buffalo State Bengals Classic. The Lions will face the Bengals in the first-round game on Saturday at 12 p.m. then battle Trine on Sunday at Coyer Field beginning at 11 a.m.

Weekend Schedule and Live Coverage:

Saturday, September 11 – Penn State Behrend vs. Buffalo State, 12 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Sunday, September12 – Penn State Behrend vs. Trine, 11 a.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions captured Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer Tournament last weekend with a pair of wins
* Behrend tallied a 3-0 win over Baldwin Wallace on Saturday and then posted a 3-1 decision over Wooster on Sunday
* The win over the Fighting Scots marked the 200^th career victory for head coach Patrick O'Driscoll
* Freshman Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) was named the HLM Most Valuable Player for netting two goals including the game winner vs. BW and adding one assist on the weekend
* Junior defender Angela Belack (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Defensive Player of the Week
* Belack as instrumental in the women's soccer 3-0 start to the season, including a pair of shutouts in the first two games. She started in the back all three contests, netting her first collegiate goal (the game-winner) in a 3-0 win vs. Allegheny to open the season
* Junior midfielder Karla Ochoa (Pharr, TX/IDEA Toros College Preparatory) has two goals and one assist on the season for five points. She converted a penalty kick and added an assist in the HLM title game on Sunday

Buffalo State News & Notes:

* The Bengals are coming off a 1-0 win over Cazenovia on Tuesday night
* Buffalo State is 1-2 overall heading into the weekend
* The Bengals have been outscored 14-1 in three games
* Erin Valente scored the game-winning goal in the 27^th minute vs. Cazenovia
* Goalkeeper Bella Vene made seven saves in the win on Tuesday

Trine News & Notes:

* The Thunder are undefeated so far this season with a 3-0-1 record
* Trine is outscoring opponents 11-3 in four games, posting a pair of shutouts
* The Thunder recently defeated Anderson 4-0 on Wednesday to keep an unblemished record
* Trine and Hanover tied last weekend 2-2 (2OT)
* Teresa Ashbrook leads the team with six goals, including every game winner (3)