Behrend women's soccer team dominating AMCC conference

Penn State Behrend soccer player Jordan Oberlander chases the ball

Jordan Oberlander, a senior at Penn State Behrend, has 24 goals this season -- two short of the single-season points record.

Credit: Penn State Behrend

The women’s soccer team at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is undefeated in conference play. The team has outscored its AMCC opponents 30-1. Jordan Oberlander, a senior from Waterford, has 24 goals – two short of the single-season points record.

The college’s volleyball, cross country, tennis, water polo and swimming and diving teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights:

Men’s soccer

Penn State Behrend 1, Franciscan 0

Penn State Behrend 7, Hilbert 1

Five different players scored in the win over Hilbert. Aaron Harris, a sophomore from Washington, and Shuya Takehana, a sophomore from Nagano, Japan, each scored two goals. The team had 25 shots and 10 corner kicks.

Women’s soccer

Penn State Behrend 3, Franciscan 0

Penn State Behrend 4, Hilbert 0

The Lions are undefeated in conference play and have outscored their AMCC opponents 30-1.

Women’s volleyball

Penn State Behrend 3, La Roche 2

Penn State Behrend 3, Pitt-Greensburg 0

D’Youville 3, Penn State Behrend 2

The Lions have won eight of their last nine matches. Hannah Saunders, a senior from Elizabeth, had 32 assists against La Roche; she is now third in career assists, with 3,134.

Men’s swimming and diving

Fourth (of four teams) at the Grove City Fall Classic

Mark Patterson, a junior from North Huntingdon, placed second in the 200 backstroke, finishing in 2:05.67. He was third in the 100 backstroke, finishing in 55.45.

Women’s swimming and diving

Fourth (of four teams) at the Grove City Fall Classic

The 400 free relay team – Gwendolyn Lowery, Jessica Wyckoff, Abigail Witmer and Paola Maldonado – finished fifth, with a time of 4:00.0.

Men’s cross country

Tenth (of 31 teams) at the Oberlin College Inter-Regional Rumble.

Dylan Buffington, a senior from Brookville, finished 25th overall, completing the 8K race in 26:18.3.

Women’s cross country

Sixth (of 29 teams) at the Oberlin College Inter-Regional Rumble.

Savanna Carr, a freshman from Franklin, finished seventh overall, completing the 6K race in 22:30.0.

Men’s water polo

Connecticut College 12, Penn State Behrend 9

Penn State Behrend 16, Monmouth 10

MIT 12, Penn State Behrend 2

Kyle Frerichs, a junior from Sellersville, and Troy Valkusky, a senior from Drifton, each scored four goals in the win over Monmouth. Goalie Matt Olimski, a freshman from San Diego, made 14 saves.

Women’s tennis

Penn State Behrend 5, Pitt-Bradford 2

Scores, results and updates for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.

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