Behrend volleyball team enters conference championship tournament as No. 1 seed

ERIE, Pa.  — The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team will enter the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship tournament as the No. 1 seed. The team, which is 20-6 overall, posted a 14-1 record in conference play.

Behrend’s baseball, softball, track and field, golf and water polo teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:

Baseball

Penn State Behrend 4, Pitt-Bradford 2

Penn State Behrend 2, Pitt-Bradford 1

Penn State Behrend 21, Franciscan 7

The Lions snapped a five-game losing streak by stacking 30 hits against Franciscan. Isaac Stouffer, a junior from Punxsutawney, batted five-for-five, with six RBIs, a home run and a bases-clearing double.

Softball

Westminster 7, Penn State Behrend 2

Westminster 8, Penn State Behrend 0

Penn State Behrend 13, Pitt-Greensburg 0

Penn State Behrend 4, Mt. Union 2

Maddie Smith, a junior from DuBois, batted three-for-three against Pitt-Greensburg, hitting a double and a triple and scoring three runs. Ashleigh Schmidt, a senior from Sarver, pitched a one-hit shutout.

Men’s track and field

Samuel Hetrick, a sophomore from New Bethlehem, won the high jump at the Dave Labor Invitational in Slippery Rock. He cleared a height of 2.08 meters. Braeden Smith, a senior from Erie, cleared a height of 2.00 meters, placing third. Ryan Festa, a sophomore from Horsham, placed third in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.36 meters.

Women’s track and field

Caroline Upham, a senior from Erie, placed third in the high jump at the Dave Labor Invitational in Slippery Rock. She cleared a height of 1.50 meters. Olivia Nola, a freshman from Erie, placed 10th in the 5,000-meter race, finishing in 19:23.16.

Men’s volleyball

Penn State Behrend 3, Penn State Altoona 1

Geneva 3, Penn State Behrend 0

Penn State Behrend 3, Medaille 0

JP Goodsel, a graduate student from Corry, posted a career-high 26 kills against Penn State Altoona. He also had 13 digs. Diego Ortiz, a junior from San Juan, Puerto Rico, had 35 assists.

Men’s golf

Fifth (of six teams) at the Penn State Division III Challenge in State College

Alex Pol, a senior from Erie, led the team with a two-day score of 158. He tied for sixth in a field of 37 golfers.

Women’s water polo

Mercyhurst 13, Penn State Behrend 10

Salem 18, Penn State Behrend 7

Marley Persch, a freshman from Hudsonville, Michigan, and Shannon Young, a junior from Roseville, California, each scored three goals against Mercyhurst.

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