Prestash’s Header Pushes Lions Past Bobcats, 1-0

ERIE, Pa. – A goal with six minutes remaining from senior Trinity Prestash (Phillipsburg, PA/West Branch) in Saturday's contest propelled the Penn State Behrend women's soccer team to a 1-0 shutout win against Pitt-Greensburg in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week.

Score: Penn State Behrend 1, Pitt-Greensburg 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-2, 2-0 AMCC), Pitt-Greensburg (5-3-4, 1-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The first half on Saturday was fairly quiet for either offense as the best scoring chance came in the eighth minute when Marlene Andrade (Walnut Creek, CA/Clayton Valley Charter) got into open space and sent a shot wide right
* Behrend led 6-1 in shots against the Bobcats after the first frame, but went into the half deadlocked at zero on the scoreboard
* The Lions applied more pressure in the second half with nine shots and three corner kicks
* Prestash had four good opportunities to put Behrend ahead, but her shots were just off the mark
* Finally, the senior midfielder received a corner kick from Andrade in the 84^th minute off her head and into the back of the net for the game-winner and her team leading seventh goal of the season
* This marks the fifth helper of the year for Andrade
* Prestash tallied a game-high seven shots for the Lions, while the Bobcats picked up one shot on goal apiece from Reese Walker and Hailey Miller
* Behrend outshot Pitt-Greensburg 15-3 and had a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks
* Goalkeeper Riley Morningstar (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) registered her fifth shutout of the season, finishing with two saves on Saturday

Up Next:

* The Lions remain at home with a matchup against Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.