Behrend volleyball team starts season with three wins in Morrisville

ERIE, Pa. — The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team opened its 2023 season with three wins at the Morrisville Tournament. Hannah Phillips, a senior from Pittsburgh, led the team with 40 kills, 37 digs and two aces across the three matches.

Behrend’s soccer, cross-country, golf and men’s water polo teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:

Men’s soccer

North Central 5, Penn State Behrend 0

Penn State Behrend 1, Alfred 1 (Behrend advanced on penalty kicks, 4-2)

The Lions advanced to the title game at the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament on penalty kicks. Goalkeeper Sam York, a senior from Akron, Ohio, made four saves. He made five more in the loss to North Central.

Women’s soccer

Carnegie Mellon 5, Penn State Behrend 0

Baldwin Wallace 3, Penn State Behrend 2

Kristi Buckenheimer, a senior from Beaver, scored on a penalty kick against Baldwin Wallace. Mia Zec, a senior from Cranberry Township, scored on a long ball with five minutes remaining in the game.

Men’s cross-country

Second (of eight teams) at the Westminster Invitational

Kody Klein, a junior from North East, paced the Lions at the Westminster Invitational, finishing the 5K race in 16:23.20. He placed ninth in a field of 58 runners.

Women’s cross-country

Fourth (of eight teams) at the Westminster Invitational

Olivia Nola, a junior from Erie, finished the 5K race in 19:29.37. She placed fifth in a field of 58 runners. Lindsey Hartle, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, placed seventh, finishing in 19:45.20.

Women’s volleyball

Penn State Behrend 3, Morrisville 1

Penn State Behrend 3, Widener 1

Penn State Behrend 3, Geneva 1

Setter Meg Goodsel, a senior from Corry, had 34 assists and 12 digs against Geneva. Sarah Nobach, a sophomore from Athens, Michigan, added 13 digs.

Men’s golf

Ninth (of 12 teams) at the Wooster Gatorade Intercollegiate Tournament

Jake Caldwell, a senior from Belle Vernon, placed 13th in a field of 59 golfers. He carded a two-day score of 148.

Men’s water polo

Penn State Behrend 16, Caltech 4

Salem 21, Penn State Behrend 7

Ohio State 16, Penn State Behrend 15 (2 OT)

Gannon 14, Penn State Behrend 9

The Lions earned a win — the first for new head coach Gina-Bella Mata’afa — on the second day of the Washington & Jefferson Invitational. Jack Holl, a junior from Greenwich, Connecticut, and Ryan Kenney, a senior from Skippack, each scored four goals.

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