Lions Host Carnegie Mellon Saturday in Women's Soccer
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team will host Carnegie Mellon on Saturday in a non-conference matchup beginning at 12:30 p.m.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will host Carnegie Mellon on Saturday in a non-conference matchup beginning at 12:30 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for 2 p.m. but has been changed due to anticipated weather.
Coverage:
Behrend News & Notes:
* Behrend has an overall record of 1-4-2
* The Lions are coming off a 1-1 tie against Allegheny on Tuesday
* Sophomore Ava Michael (State College, PA/State College) scored her first goal of the season in the eighth minute of play
* Behrend was able to hold off the Gators until Allegheny put one in the back of the net at the 68 minute mark
* In goal, Madi Jones (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield) pulled in six saves
* Jones has played four complete games in goal this season, registering one win and nine saves
* She is ranked third in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) in goals-against average with 0.87
Carnegie Mellon News & Notes:
* The Tartans currently have a 5-2-1 overall record
* Carnegie Mellon is coming off two straight wins defeating Washington & Jefferson and Illinois Tech
* Alex Adams leads the team in points this season with 13 including six goals and one assist
* In goal, Carolyn Botz has pulled in eight saves this season along with a 2-2-1 record
Series History:
* The Lions are behind Carnegie Mellon 11-4-1 in the series record that dates to 1996
* The Tartans beat Behrend last season, 1-0
* The Lions have not won against Carnegie Mellon since 2000