ERIE, Pa. – The No. 2 seed Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will host No. 6 Mt. Aloysius on Wednesday for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinal game beginning at 3 p.m.
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No. 2 Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are competing for their 16th overall AMCC Championship and second straight
* Behrend has won 15 of the 24 AMCC Championships since the inception of the conference in 1997
* The Lions had a first-round bye for finishing in second place in the regular season
* 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 7-9-1 record and a 6-1 mark in the AMCC
* The Lions are coming off a 6-1 win over Pitt-Bradford last Tuesday
* Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) tallied her second hat trick of the season vs. the Panthers
* Prestash leads the team with 12 goals and four assists for 28 points
* Over the last six games, the Lions are outscoring their opponents 24-4
No. 6 Mt. Aloysius News & Notes
* The Mounties defeated No. 3 Alfred State 2-0 on Saturday in the first round of the AMCC tournament to advance to the semifinal round
* Mt. Aloysius scored two goals within three minutes late in the second half vs. the Pioneers
* Mt. Aloysius is looking to win their first AMCC Championship
* The Mounties enter the semifinals with a 3-14-2 overall record and a 1-4-2 conference mark
Series History
* The Lions have an unbeaten 20-0-1 lead over the Mounties in a series dating back to 2004
* During the regular season, Behrend defeated Mt. Aloysius 7-2 on the road
AMCC Tournament Schedule:
First Round: Saturday, October 29
Game 1: # 6 Mt. Aloysius d. #3 Alfred State, 2-0
Game 2: #4 Penn State Altoona d. #5 Hilbert, 7-0
Semifinals: Wednesday, November 2
Game 3: #4 Penn State Altoona at #1 Pitt-Greensburg
Game 4: #6 Mt. Aloysius at #2 Penn State Behrend
Finals: Saturday, November 5
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 at higher seed
