Behrend men’s tennis team wins AMCC championship

ERIE, Pa. -- The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship with a 5-0 sweep of Penn State Altoona on April 23. The Behrend team did not give up a single match point during the two-day tournament.

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

Baseball

• Penn State Behrend 9, Pitt-Greensburg 4
• Pitt-Greensburg 11, Penn State Behrend 2
• Penn State Behrend 10, Pitt-Bradford 3
• Penn State Behrend 8, Pitt-Bradford 2

Chase Palmer, a sophomore from Brookville, hit a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth in the opener against Pitt-Bradford.

Softball

• Penn State Behrend 5, Marietta 2
• Marietta 11, Penn State Behrend 1
• Pitt-Greensburg 9, Penn State Behrend 1
• Penn State Behrend 9, Pitt-Greensburg 5
• Penn State Behrend 2, Pitt-Bradford 0
• Penn State Behrend 6, Pitt-Bradford 0
• Penn State Behrend 15, Alfred 14
• Alfred 5, Penn State Behrend 0

Meghan Petitte, a freshman from Sugarcreek, Ohio, hit a grand slam in the sixth inning with two outs showing in the nightcap against Pitt-Greensburg. Kayla Lindberg, a junior from Austinburg, Ohio, pitched a complete-game shutout in the opener against Pitt-Bradford. She allowed just three hits.

Men’s track and field

• Third (of 16 teams) at the Sparky Adams Invitational

Aidan Domencic, a senior from Cranberry Township, won the steeplechase, finishing in 9:53.92. Alex LaBarge, a freshman from Victor, New York, won the pole vault, clearing a height of 3.95 meters.

Women’s track and field

• Eleventh (of 16 teams) at the Sparky Adams Invitational

Olivia Nola, a sophomore from Erie, won the 5,000-meter race, finishing in 17:54.72.

Men’s volleyball

• New Jersey City 3, Penn State Behrend 2 (ECAC championship match)
• Penn State Behrend 3, St. Elizabeth 0

Owen Wienczkowski, a junior from Waterford, had 12 kills and five blocks against New Jersey City. Alex Jackson, a junior from Cochranton, had 28 assists, three kills, two digs and an ace against St. Elizabeth.

Men’s tennis

• Penn State Behrend 5, Penn State Altoona 0 (AMCC championship)
• Penn State Behrend 5, Pitt-Greensburg 0

Mitchell May, a senior from Erie, and Mason Harbaugh, a senior from Greensburg, were named to the AMCC All-Tournament Team.

Women’s water polo

• Grove City 18, Penn State Behrend 14
• Penn State Behrend 17, Utica 7
• Carthage 9, Penn State Behrend 8

Marley Persch, a sophomore from Hudsonville, Michigan, scored four goals against Grove City at the CWPA Division III championships. Emily McNaughton, a senior from Seven Fields, added three more.

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