Behrend Women's Soccer Handles Franciscan in the HLM Tournament

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team defeated Franciscan 4-1 in the first round of the 2022 Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament held on Friday evening.

Score: Behrend 4, Franciscan 1
Records: Behrend (1-0), Franciscan (0-1)

Key Moments

* Three different players scored in the first half to give the Lions a comfortable 3-1 lead
* Mia Zec (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) tallied two goals while Bella Sestito (Pittsburgh, PA/Thomas Jefferson) recorded a goal and an assist
* The two teams exchanged goals off direct kicks in the first 20 minutes of the game
* The combination of Zec and Karla Ochoa (Edinburg, TX/IDEA Toros College Preparatory) gave Behrend a 1-0 lead
* Ochoa set Zec up on a direct kick in the 14^th minute opened the scoring
* Less than six minutes later, Tania Davidson tied the contest for the Barons off a direct kick taken by Abigail Postage
* Sestito had a hand in the final two goals, assisting Emily Clopp (Pittsburgh, PA/Canon McMillan) and then scoring her first goal of the season with 1:25 left in the first half
* Zec netted the final goal in the 53^rd minute for the final 4-1 margin
* Starting goalie Morgan Harding (Pittsburgh, PA/Carlynton) made three saves in the win

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on tomorrow against Baldwin Wallace in the second round of the HLM Tournament. Game time is 7:30 p.m.