Penn State Behrend Schedule 2014

Here is the schedule for the Behrend Lions in the upcoming fall 2014 season. We lead off the year with our annual Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament playing against Oberlin, as well as renewing our rivalry with Baldwin Wallace. One big highlight for the 2014 season includes the trip to New York City. During this trip we will compete against Drew University and Elms College from Massachusetts.  Drew was a NCAA Tournament participant in 2013.  Additionally, we have added regional powerhouse Carnegie Mellon.  This game will be a great test for us at the end of our regular season, as well as providing our team with another great trip to another beautiful city!  Carnegie Mellon is a team consistently in the national top 25, and is one of the best regionally.  We are hoping for great success in 2014 and hope to continue to see great support from our fans and alums!   

2013 Award Winners

The 2013 team award winners were named at our banquet this weekend at Logan House. These awards are voted on by the team. The 2013 award winners are as follows:

MVP: Sam Vasy

Most Improved Player: Rachel Oelbracht

Rookie of the Year: Sammie Pace 

Rookie of the Year: Kiley Ransbury

Scholarship/Leadership: Maddie Monte

Congratulations to all these players!!

Rachel Mueller & Sam Vasy Named to NSCAA All-Region Team

Seniors Rachel Mueller and Sam Vasy have been named to the 2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Third Team.

It is the first time Mueller and Vasy have earned All-Region honors. Mueller also became the program's first player to earn Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Defender of the Year this season. The two-time All-Conference choice, anchored the defense that allowed 1.17 goals per game and helped the team earn eight shutouts.

Vasy caps her career on the All-Region team after earning All-AMCC accolades three of her four years. The midfielder had her best season with nine goals and six assists for 24 points to be named to the All-Conference first team. Vasy finished her career with 16 goals and 16 assists for 48 points, along with seven game-winning goals.

Mueller and Vasy join the list of Behrend All-Region players that include Stephanie Bowen (2005), Kayla Frost (2009), Valerie Wagner (2012), and Julia Schroeck (2012).

Butler Eagle's "Deadly Duo at Behrend"

Here is a great article from November in the Butler Eagle on Sophomore Goalkeeper Taylor Troyan & Freshman Forward Alex Bilka.  It is great to see our program getting some recognition around Western Pennsylvania!

Maddie Monte Named to NSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-Region Team

Penn State Behrend Junior Maddie Monte has been named to the 2013 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Women's Scholar All-East Region team, as an honorable-mention selection.  While carrying a 3.63 GPA in Interdisciplinary Business and Engineering at Behrend, Monte is a three-time AMCC All-Academic selection, a team captain, and is a member of the Lambda Sigma Honor Society.  On the field, Monte was one of four players to start in every single contest for the Lions this past fall.  She contributed to an impressive 1.17 goals against average along with 8 shutouts as the Behrend Lions won their third straight AMCC Championship. Along with her busy academic and soccer schedules, Monte has also interned with both Westinghouse and Lord Corporations during her time at PSB.

Congratulations Maddie. The players and coaches are extremely proud of your accomplishments on the field and in the classroom at Penn State Behrend. 

2013 Season Goals

A compilation of some of our goals from the 2013 AMCC Championship-Winning season!!

2013 Season Review

The 2013 season was a banner year for our team. It was a great journey starting at home in the Herb Lauffer Tournament and ending in Ithaca, NY for the NCAA play-offs. We reached almost all of our goals and the players can be very proud of how they represented our program and university this fall. 
Here is our 2013 season review: 

• 3^rd straight AMCC tournament championship and NCAA Tournament berth
•  2^nd consecutive AMCC regular season champions
• Ranked #8 in in NSCAA Great Lakes Region Poll on November 12, 2013
• Overall record of 15-6-1
• Perfect conference regular season of 9-0
• Lions have won 16 straight regular season AMCC matchups
• 2^nd highest win total in the history of the program with 15
• 7 players earned AMCC all conference awards which tied for most in conference
• Led the conference in goals per game (4.11)
• Team posted a .22 Goals against average, led by Sophomore Goal Keeper Taylor Troyan
• Lions only allowed 2 goals in the conference, including 7 shutouts
• Freshman Allyson Lonas led the conference in assists (8)
• Freshmen Alex Bilka and Samantha Pace led the Lions in goals scored with 13, ranking 4^th best single season in Behrend history
• Senior Rachel Mueller was the first ever player to be named AMCC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year as well as being named Defensive Player of the Year
• Seniors Rachel Mueller and Sam Vasy both recognized by NSCAA in being named to the Great Lakes All Region team, as well as both being named 1^st team all AMCC
• Head coach Patrick O’Driscoll was named AMCC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season, and currently stands at 114 career wins