ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team is set to travel to Alliance, Ohio to take on the Mt. Union Purple Raiders in non-conference action on Wednesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
Coverage:
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions tallied their third shutout over the weekend against Buffalo State (4-0)
* Behrend also suffered its first loss on Sunday, falling to Trine 2-0 on day two of the Buffalo State Tournament
* Sophomore midfielder Christine Patterson (McKean, PA/General McLane) tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-0 win over Buffalo State on Saturday, with the goal being the first in her collegiate career
* Freshman Trinity Prestash (Philipsburg, PA/West Branch) leads the team and ranks third in the AMCC in scoring with three goals
* Netminder Morgan Harding (Pittsburgh, PA/Carlynton) is tied for first in the AMCC in goals against and is first in save percentage (.875)
Mt. Union News & Notes:
* The Purple Raiders won three in a row to start the season before falling to Adrian on Saturday
* Mt. Union fell 2-1 to the Bulldogs on the road for its first loss
* The Purple Raiders and the Lions both faced Allegheny this season, posting 3-2 and 3-0 decisions, respectively
* Mt. Union has given up a goal in each of the four games
* Andrea Decker paces the team with four goals and two assists for 10 points
Series History:
* The Lions and Purple Raiders are meeting for the 15th time and first since 2018
* Behrend holds an 11-3 lead in the all-time series dating back to 1997
* Mt. Union snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-0 win on Sept. 12, 2018
