Women's Soccer Hosts Mt. Aloysius in AMCC Opener Saturday
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team will open Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play on Saturday at home against Mt. Aloysius. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will open Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play on Saturday at home against Mt. Aloysius. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
Coverage:
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions improved to 5-1 with a 2-1 win over non-conference Mt. Union on Wednesday night
* Karla Ochoa (Pharr, TX/IDEA Toros College Preparatory) and Brenna McGuire (McDonald, PA/South Fayette) each scored a goal for Behrend
* Ochoa netted her third goal of the season to even the contest at 1-all
* McGuire scored the game winner in the 78th minute with an unassisted goal into the left corner
* Goalie Morgan Harding (Pittsburgh, PA/Carlynton) pushes her record to 4-0 in the net, making two saves for the win
* As a team, the Lions rank second in goals (15) and goals-against average (0.67) in the conference while tying for first with three shutouts
Mt. Aloysius News & Notes:
* The Mounties are ranked fourth in the AMCC standings with a 3-2 overall record
* Mt. Aloysius defeated Bethany 3-1 in non-conference action on Wednesday night
* Kourtney Walls tallied two goals for the Mounties in the win\
* Walls leads the team and ranks third in the AMCC with five goals this season\
* In 2019, Mt. Aloysius fell to the Behrend Lions in the AMCC semifinals (3-2) and finished with a 12-4-4 overall record
Series History:
* Behrend holds an impressive 18-0-1 record against the Mounties dating back to 2004
* Mt. Aloysius and the Lions played to a scoreless draw during the regular season in 2019
* Behrend notched its 18th win vs. the Mounties in the AMCC Playoffs