Fall at the Behrend Soccer Field

Check out this beautiful picture of the Behrend Soccer Field from a few days ago. The leaves are changing color and this picture really captures how great a facility this is to play in.
AMCC semi-finals will be played on the field at 2:30pm on Wednesday against Franciscan.

Play-offs

The team enjoyed an excellent AMCC regular season going undefeated with a 9-0 record, conceding only 2 goals. We earned the regular season AMCC Championship and are now preparing for the play-offs. Anything can happen in the post-season and the team is working hard to ensure we are sharp for Wednesday's game.

Our first game will be at home on Wednesday November 6 at 2:30pm. Should we win this game we will play for an AMCC Championship at home on Saturday November 9 at a time to be determined.

The players are excited for the post-season and are looking forward to Wednesday's game.

Below is a picture of freshmen Sammie Pace from Erie, PA who has enjoyed an excellent freshmen season. Sammie scored two goals in our recent AMCC victory over Hilbert and is in second place on the team in goals with 11.

Regular Season Champions!!

Congrats to the team on earning AMCC Regular-Season Champions!!

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Senior Day!!

Saturday's game against Mount Aloysius marked Senior Day for Sam Vasy and Rachel Mueller.

Sam and Rachel have been a pleasure to coach throughout their four years here and have both been extremely successful. During their collegiate career, they have helped the Lions to a 47-27-4 overall record and an unprecedented 28-3-1 mark in the conference. They have also won back-to-back AMCC Championships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice, while earning a bid to the ECAC Tournament in 2010.

Senior Rachel Mueller is majoring in psychology with a minor in special education. Rachel has played in 66 games and has been the backbone of the Lions’ defense. Mueller was named to the All-AMCC first team last year after starting in every game on defense and recording one goal, as well as the AMCC preseason Defensive Player of the Year.  She is also an AMCC All-Academic choice and a TOPS Soccer participant.

Senior Sam Vasy is majoring in psychology and special education. She is a two-time All-AMCC selection and the Co-Newcomer of the year as a freshman. Vasy has scored 11 goals, including four game winners, and has dished out 15 assists for 37 points. Her 15 assists currently ranks her ninth on the all-time list. Vasy has played 72 career games including every contest her first two seasons. She had four goals and five assists so far this season. Vasy also is a TOPs Soccer participant. 

To cap off a great Senior day Sam had two goals and an assist and Rachel helped hold Mount Aloysius scoreless in Saturday's very wet game! Below is a picture of Rachel, Sam, and Coach O'Driscoll after the final whistle on Saturday. 

A big thanks from everyone involved in the Behrend soccer program for the efforts of Sam and Rachel during their time here. Still a few more games left!!

Behrend Moves to 5-0 in AMCC and Top of Conference Standings

The team is currently in the midst of AMCC play and has made a strong start stringing together 5 consecutive victories against AMCC opponents, conceding only 1 goal in these matches. We currently sit in first place in the AMCC standings but there are some big matches between now and the end of the season. A balanced attack has seen three freshmen frequently on the stat sheet. Alex Bilka, Ally Lonas, and Sammie Pace have 10, 4, and 6 goals respectively. Senior Sam Vasy leads the team in assists with 5.

Continued hard work and focus will be necessary for the conference run-in, with some difficult games coming up, as we seek to reach our team goal of an AMCC Championship.

PSB Women's Soccer To NYC in 2014

 

 

 

 

Looking forward to the 2014 season the Penn State Behrend Women's soccer team will be traveling to New York City! The women will be playing in a tournament on September 6th and 7th at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, approximately 30 minutes outside of NYC. This will provide us with quality opponents outside the Western PA region, as well as a memorable trip to see the sights of a major US city. We plan on visiting major US cities every couple of years to provide our players with the best possible experiences on and off the field. In addition to seeing major cities within the US we also plan to continue our international trips having previously visited Ireland/England in 1999, Ireland in 2004, Italy in 2008, and Brazil in 2012. Our next trip will be in 2016 and is undecided where we will be going.  

 

2013 Season Updates

As our 2013 season continues we now stand at a 4-4-1 record heading into conference play at home on Saturday against Franciscan.  We have had a difficult non-conference schedule, competing well with top teams in the region which have prepared us for the start of our conference games.  Our efforts have shown in receiving votes in the NSCAA Great Lakes Regional Rankings this past week!

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