Monday, October 21, 2013

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!!



Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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.

Friday, September 27, 2013

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!

Friday, September 13, 2013

Team Picture 2013

A picture of our 2013 squad. We are currently 3-2-1 with a game against Westminster College tomorrow!





Tuesday, September 10, 2013

2013 Season So Far..........

The 2013 season has kicked off and we have had a great start to a very promising season for the Behrend Lions.  Our opening weekend in the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament we played well in two close games against two very experienced teams. 
It is awesome being able to play in the new facility, and for the first season here at home, under the lights!  
Going into the game tonight versus Mount Union, we stand at a 2-2-1 record having a great balance of play from our returning veteran players, as well as young freshman stepping up to the collegiate level very nicely. 

The Behrend Lions are led by Senior captain Sam Vasy with 3 goals and 2 assists, as well as freshman standout Alex Bilka, who has recorded 3 goals and an assist of her own to start the year.  Very positive start for the Behrend Lions thus far and I hope you all follow us throughout our season!