AMCC Game of the Week: Women's Soccer vs. Pitt-Greensburg Saturday
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team will battle the Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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Pitt-Greensburg
(5-5-2, 1-1-0)
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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Penn State Behrend
(9-2-0, 2-0-0)
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0 | 1 | 1 |
Team Stats
Pitt-Greensburg
Penn State Behrend
| Game Statistics | Pitt-Greensburg | Penn State Behrend |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 3 (2) | 15 (5) |
| Saves | 4 | 2 |
| Fouls | 12 | 5 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 4 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will battle the Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Saturday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
Coverage:
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions enter the weekend on a two-game winning streak
* Saturday's game is a rematch of the last four AMCC Championship games (2019-2023)
* Behrend opened conference play with a convincing 4-1 win at La Roche
* The Lions then faced Capital on Sunday, posting a 2-1 victory
* Lizzie Hoff (Moon, PA/Moon) netted her first game-winning goal of the season vs. the Comets
* Last week, Audra Kuzma (Center, PA/Central Valley) tallied two goals in three games
* Kuzma scored the lone goal against No. 13 Case Western and then added another vs. the Redhawks
* Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) leads the team and is tied for second in the conference with 14 points (six goals, two assists)
* Prestash has 49 career goals and ranks fourth on the program's all-time list
* Prestash needs nine more goals to move into third place
* Marlene Andrade (Walnut Creek, CA/Clayton Valley Charter) is second on the team with four goals and four assists for 12 points
* Abby Starkey (Reynoldsburg, OH/Reynoldsburg) collected her first collegiate start and win, making five saves in the win over Capital
Pitt-Greensburg News & Notes:
* The Bobcats are 5-2-4 overall and 1-0 in conference playing, defeating Pitt-Bradford 8-1 a week ago
* Pitt-Greensburg is 2-1-4 when playing on the road
* The win over the Panthers was the largest margin of victory for the Bobcats this season
* Pitt-Greensburg is coming off a scoreless tie against Juniata on Wednesday
* Sarah Tonkovich leads the team with six goals and two assists for 14 points
* Paige John has 37 saves on the season and ranks second in goals-against average in the AMCC (1.20)
Series History
* Dating back to 2000, the Lions have a 21-6-3 record against the Bobcats
* Last season, Behrend won the AMCC Championship on penalty kicks (3-0)
* Pitt-Greensburg last defeated the Lions 3-2 in the 2022 AMCC title game