Women's Soccer Falls to Pitt-Greensburg

Courtesy of John Leisering

ERIE, Pa. The Bobcats of Pitt Greensburg moved into sole possession of first place in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) with a 3-1 victory over Penn State Behrend in the AMCC "Game of the Week" Saturday. Pitt-Greensburg improved to 13-3-1 overall and 6-0 in the conference while the Lions dropped to 6-9-1 and 5-1, second place in the AMCC. 

The Bobcats wasted little time getting on the board with top scorer freshman Megan Hickey converting a corner kick at 4:04. It was Hickey's 17th of the campaign. Pitt Greensburg stretched the lead to 2-0 at 24:26 when freshman Maya Wertelet scored on a through ball from senior Ashley Lucas. It was her eighth of the year. Greensburg outshot Behrend 3-2 in the first half and had an edge in corner kicks, 3-2. 

Lucas, Pitt-Greensburg's second-leading scorer, made it 3-0 with her 15th of the season at 53:58. The senior left-footed a shot into the back of the net from 10 yards out on the left side. Hickey and she have now combined for 32 goals. Behrend averted the shutout at 80:22 when freshman Maya Wodjeski (Buffalo, NY/Sweet Home) converted a pass from senior Emily Clopp (Pittsburgh, PA/Canon McMillan). It was Wodjeski's first career goal.

The Bobcats finished with 10 total shots and four corner kicks. Behrend, which had a late surge, had 13 total shots and nine corners. 

Noteworthy: 
* Pitt-Greensburg has now won five straight while Behrend had a four-game winning streak, all shutouts, severed
* Today's game was a rematch of the AMCC championship game last season won by Behrend 2-0
* Pitt-Greensburg is now 7-2 on the road while Behrend is 2-4 at home
* The Bobcats, the only team in the AMCC with a plus-500 overall record, have outscored their 17 opponents 60-12
* The first Pitt-Greensburg goal ended a streak of approximately 380 minutes of scoreless defense by the Lions
* The Lions will conclude the regular season at home Tuesday against Pitt Bradford