ERIE, Pa. – Mia Zec (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) scored the game-winning goal in the first half to lead Penn State Behrend past Mt. Aloysius 1-0 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) opener on Saturday.   

Final Score: Behrend 2, Mt. Aloysius 0
Records: Behrend (6-1, 1-0 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (3-3, 0-1 AMCC)  

Key Moments

* The Lions outshot the Mounties 23-5 and controlled the pace of the game
* Behrend got on the board early with a Zec's third goal of the season off a pass from Karla Ochoa (Pharr, TX/IDEA Toros College Prepartory)
* Ochoa delivered the ball through the box to find Zec, who buried a right-footed shot into the corner of the goal at the 10:15 mark
* Mt. Aloysius penetrated late in the second half with a shot by Kourtney Walls
* Walls gathered the ball off a corner kick and found a way to get around Madi Jones (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield)
* Walls had a clear shot at the goal and Emily Clopp (Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan) managed to make a team save just before her shot went over the goal line
* Jones collected her second win and made two saves
* With the assist, Ochoa now leads the team with eight points (3g, 2a)
* The win marks the Lions fourth shutout of the season

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Tuesday at Grove City. Game begins at 7 p.m.