No. 1 Women's Soccer Hosts No. 4 Penn State Altoona in AMCC Semifinals

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will host No. 4 Penn State Altoona on Wednesday for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinal game beginning at 3:30 p.m.

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No. 1 Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions are competing for their 15^th overall AMCC Championship and first since 2018
* Behrend has won 14 of the 23 AMCC Championships since the inception of the conference in 1997
* The Lions had a first-round bye for earning the No. 1 seed and the AMCC regular-season championship
* The winners of two semifinals will play in the AMCC Championship on Saturday at the highest remaining seed
* Behrend finished the regular season with a program record 17 wins and an undefeated mark in AMCC action (8-0)
* The Lions have not given up a goal in nearly 802 minutes of soccer, dating back to on Sept. 28 against John Carroll
* Last time Behrend faced Altoona, Karla Ochoa (Pharr, TX/IDEA Toros College Preparatory), Brenna McGuire (McDonald, PA/South Fayette) and Trinity Prestash (Philipsburg, PA/West Branch) each scored in a 4-0 win on Oct. 9
* Payton Porter (State College, PA/State College) has 12 points in the last five games, while McGuire netted four goals last week vs. Medaille

No. 4 Penn State Altoona News & Notes

* The Altoona Lions are looking for their third AMCC Title
* Altoona won the championship in 2008 and 2010
* The Lions defeated No. 5 La Roche 3-2 in overtime in the quarterfinals on Saturday to advance
* Mallorie Smith scored two goals for Altoona, including the game winner in the 95^th minute
* Smith leads the team with 11 goals and seven assists for 29 points
* Smith and Sadie McConnell have combined for 17 goals and 11 assists in the eight wins for Altoona
* The Lions enter the semifinals with an 8-9 record

Series History

* Behrend has won 11 in a row against Altoona, improving its overall record to 18-5-4
* The Behrend Lions have only allowed four goals in those last 11 contests, shutting out Altoona in eight games
* Behrend tallied a 4-0 win this year at Altoona

AMCC Tournament Schedule:

First Round: Saturday, October 30

Game 1: #3 Mt. Aloysius d. #6 Medaille, 7-1  
Game 2: #4 Penn State Altoona d. #5 La Roche, 3-2 (OT)

Semifinals: Wednesday, November 3

Game 3: #4 Penn State Altoona at #1 Penn State Behrend
Game 4: #3 Mt. Aloysius at #2 Pitt-Greensburg

Finals: Saturday, November 6

Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 at higher seed