Women's Soccer Hosts Penn State Altoona in AMCC Semifinals
The No. 1 seed Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team will host No. 5 Penn State Altoona on Wednesday night for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinal game beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
Penn State Altoona
Penn State Behrend
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| Shots (on goal) | 2 (2) | 25 (16) |
| Saves | 12 | 2 |
| Fouls | 7 | 4 |
| Corner Kicks | 2 | 5 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 seed Penn State Behrend women's soccer team will host No. 5 Penn State Altoona on Wednesday night for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinal game beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Coverage
No. 1 Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions are competing for their conference-leading 17th overall AMCC Championship and fifth straight
* Behrend has won 17 of the 27 AMCC Championships since the inception of the conference in 1997
* The Lions were named the Regular Season Champions and finished in first place with an unblemished mark at 8-0, resulting in a first-round bye
* The winners of the two semifinals will play in the AMCC Championship on Saturday at the highest remaining seed
* Behrend finished the regular season with a 13-3-2 record and enter on an eight-game winning streak
* The Lions are coming off an 6-0 win over Alfred State last Tuesday
* Freshman Bri Ross leads the team with 11 goals and seven assists for 29 points
* Ross has registered at least a point in the last seven games she has played
* Senior goalie Riley Morningstar has not allowed a goal in eight conference games
No. 5 Penn State Altoona News & Notes:
* The Altoona Lions upset No. 4 Mt. Aloysius 2-1 on Saturday in the first round of the AMCC tournament to advance to the semifinal round
* Altoona scored a pair of unanswered goals in less than five minutes to edge the Mounties
* The Lions are looking to win their second AMCC Championship
* Altoona won its first conference title back in 2010
* The Lions have a 6-5-6 overall record and 2-24 conference mark
* Kira Trexler leads the team with five goals and six assists for 16 points
Series History:
* Behrend and Altoona last met in the conference tournament semifinals back in 2021
* In 2021, the Behrend Lions posted a 6-0 win over Altoona to advance to the championship game
* The Lions have a 23-5-4 overall record against Altoona in a series dating back to 2001
* During the regular season, Behrend defeated Altoona 1-0 on September 27
First Round: Saturday, November 1
Game 1: #3 Alfred State d. #6 La Roche, 3-0
Game 2: #5 Penn State Altoona d. #4 Mount Aloysius, 2-1
Semifinals: Wednesday, November 5
Game 3: #5 Penn State Altoona at #1 Penn State Behrend, 5:30 p.m.
Game 4: #3 Alfred State at #2 Pitt-Greensburg, 2 p.m.
Finals: Saturday, November 8
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 at higher seed