Behrend women's tennis team places second at AMCC championships

Two Penn State Behrend tennis players congratulate each other after winning a point.

The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team placed second at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships, falling to Pitt-Greensburg by a score of 5-4. 

Credit: Penn State Behrend

ERIE, Pa. — The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team placed second at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships, falling to Pitt-Greensburg by a score of 5-4. The team ends the season with an 8-3 record.

Other highlights from the week:

Men’s soccer

Penn State Behrend 2, Houghton 0

Matthew Romesberg Jr., a senior from Hollsopple, scored in the 106th minute, firing a shot to the lower-left corner of the goal.

Women’s soccer

Penn State Behrend 2, Fredonia 0

Brenna McGuire, a senior from McDonald, had a goal and an assist. She scored at the 7:07 mark.

Women’s volleyball

Penn State Behrend 3, Allegheny 0

Kristin Reiland, a senior from Fairview, recorded a season-high 18 kills. She added six digs and two aces. Maddie Clapper, a graduate student from Hollidaysburg, had 21 digs.

Women’s tennis

Pitt-Greensburg 5, Penn State Behrend 4 (AMCC championship)

Penn State Behrend 5, Medaille 1 (AMCC semifinal)

Erica Jasinski, a junior from Fairview, won at No. 1 singles with scores of 6-2, 6-1. She and Rachel Weber, a junior from Allison Park, were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Men’s cross-country

20th (of 35 teams) at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble

Women’s cross-country

27th (of 34 teams) at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble

Men’s water polo

Mercyhurst 14, Penn State Behrend 11

Eli Anderson, a sophomore from Encinitas, California, scored three goals. Eugene Kruger, a freshman from Alpharetta, Georgia, added two in the second half.

Men’s swimming and diving

Penn State Behrend 161, Pitt-Bradford 52

Penn State Behrend 161, Medaille 41

Women’s swimming and diving

Penn State Behrend 152, Pitt-Bradford 34

Penn State Behrend 153, Medaille 35

Women’s bowling

Roberts Wesleyan 910, Penn State Behrend 815

Roberts Wesleyan 738, Penn State Behrend 715

Roberts Wesleyan 925, Penn State Behrend 703

Abigail Lanker, a freshman from Sunbury, Ohio, led the Lions with a season-best 193 in the first match. Bella Pilyih, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, bowled a 172.

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

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