Behrend soccer teams win AMCC championships

ERIE, Pa. — Penn State Behrend’s soccer teams won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships on Nov. 9 and will advance to the NCAA Division III tournament. The men’s team defeated Alfred State, winning 5-4 in a penalty-kick shootout. The women’s team defeated Pitt-Greensburg, 4-0.

The men will face Johns Hopkins in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The women will face Ithaca.

Behrend’s basketball, swimming and diving, volleyball, water polo, wrestling and bowling teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:

Men’s soccer

Penn State Behrend 0, Alfred State 0 (5-4 win, in penalty kicks)

Penn State Behrend 2, Mount Aloysius 1

Goalkeeper Anthony Scalise, a freshman from North Huntingdon, made a diving save during the penalty-kick shootout against Alfred State, lifting the Lions to a 5-4 win. He finished the game with five saves.

Women’s soccer

Penn State Behrend 4, Pitt-Greensburg 0

Penn State Behrend 6, Mount Aloysius 0

Trinity Prestash, a senior from Philipsburg, scored all four goals against Pitt-Greensburg. Goalkeeper Riley Morningstar, a junior from North Huntingdon, set the single-season record for shutouts, with 12.

Men’s basketball

Penn State Behrend 86, Allegheny 68

Tommy DiRienzo, a senior from Pittsburgh, scored a game-high 30 points. He also had five rebounds and two assists. Mason Blankenberg, a junior from Ontario, New York, scored 25 points.

Women’s basketball

Carnegie Mellon 78, Penn State Behrend 74

Penn State Behrend 60, Case Western 59

Alaina Fabin hit a layup as time expired, giving the Lions the win over Case Western in the first game of the Women Leaders Tip-Off Tournament. She finished the game with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Men’s swimming and diving

Penn State Behrend 173, Westminster 99

The 200 medley relay team — Tim Compton, Will Perham, Glenn Fowkes and Anthony Tumino — set a pool record, finishing in 1:33.62. Fowkes, a sophomore from Vandergrift, also won the 100 backstroke (53.32) and the 200 backstroke (1:59.55). Tumino, a junior from Hershey, won the 50 free (21.05) and the 100 free (47.07).

Women’s swimming and diving

Penn State Behrend 157, Westminster 87

Camryn Watters, a sophomore from Greensburg, won the 100 backstroke (1:01.45) and the 200 backstroke (2:11.82). Jadyn Danylko, a junior from Erie, won the 100 butterfly (1:03.85) and the 200 butterfly (2:26.36). Logan Wilson, a freshman from Hermitage, won the 200 free (2:05.42) and the 500 free (5:29.37). Kallie Smith, a freshman from Oil City, won the 100 breaststroke (1:11.85) and the 100 free (56.70).

Women’s volleyball

Penn State Behrend 3, La Roche 1

Cadence Jones, a freshman from North East, had 21 kills and 15 digs. Brynne Smith, a freshman from Butler, had 48 assists and 10 digs.

Men’s water polo

Augustana 18, Penn State Behrend 8

Penn State Behrend 14, Washington & Jefferson 8

Penn State Behrend 24, Wheaton 4

Austin 9, Penn State Behrend 8

Nick Thompson, a freshman from Hudsonville, Michigan, and Connor Bradley, a senior from Collegeville, each scored six goals against Wheaton. Jack Holl, a senior from Greenwich, Connecticut, scored five goals against Augustana.

Wrestling

Third (of 40 teams) at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational

Nolan Fenton, a sophomore from Kersey, won the 197-pound class with a 4-0 record. He won three bouts by pin. Matthew Melchior, a sophomore from Lawrence Township, New Jersey, placed second in the 174-pound class. He won two matches by pin fall.

Women’s bowling

Penn State Behrend 746, Ursuline 733

Penn State Behrend 864, Saint Vincent 809

Penn State Behrend 804, Pitt-Greensburg 788

Alvernia 952, Penn State Behrend 844

Penn State Behrend 859, D’Youville 806

Muskingum 968, Penn State Behrend 825

D’Youville 979, Penn State Behrend 805

Penn State Behrend 841, La Roche 636

Penn State Behrend 842, William Smith 811

Penn State Behrend 889, Pitt-Bradford 802

Emily Warrene, a junior from Tarentum, placed ninth in a field of 70 bowlers at the Brother Patrick Lacey Memorial Tournament in Latrobe. She averaged a 184.20 over five games, with a total pinfall of 921.

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