Behrend Women's Soccer Hosts No. 15 Case Western Wednesday
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team will host No. 15 Case Western in non-conference action on Wednesday night at the Behrend Stadium. Game time is 7 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will host No. 15 Case Western in non-conference action on Wednesday night at the Behrend Stadium. Game time is 7 p.m.
Coverage:
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions are hosting their second nationally-ranked opponent in Case Western
* Behrend has won two in a row, defeating Fredonia and Grove City last week at home
* Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) was named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Offensive Athlete of the Week
* Prestash tallied two goals including the game-winner, in a 3-1 win against Fredonia and then added her third goal of the week against Grove City
* Marlene Andrade (Walnut Creek, CA/Clayton Valley Charter) scored her first game winner of the season in the final five minutes of the game vs. the Wolverines
* Andrade is tied for second on the team with Rachel Sickeri (DuBois, PA/DuBois) with three goals apiece
* Prestash has four goals and two assists for 10 points. Her points rank her third in the conference
* Riley Morningstar (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) earned her sixth win of the season on Saturday and ranks second in the AMCC in goals-against average (0.67)
Case Western News & Notes:
* The Spartans are undefeated on the season with a 5-0-2 record
* Case Western is coming off a 2-1 win over Capital on Saturday
* The Spartans have now completed 49 consecutive regular-season non-conference matches without a loss
* Case Western has allowed just four goals this season
* Thirteen players have registered a point or more and nine different players have scored a goal or more for the Spartans
* Alexis Sassower leads the team with four goals and two assists for 10 points
* Case Western was the national runner-up in 2022 and set a new school record for wins, while last season the Spartans went 12-2-4 and advanced to the NCAA second round
Series History
* Case Western holds a 7-3 overall record vs. the Lions dating back to 2002
* The Spartans have won the last three meetings
* Behrend posted a 1-0 decision back on September 6, 2017