Pitt-Greensburg knocks off Penn State Behrend 1-0
Box Score GREENSBURG, Pa: A second half goal by freshman
Kayleen Schwegler (Aliquippa, PA, Hopewell) was all the offense the Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer team would need on Saturday afternoon, knocking off Penn-State Behrend 1-0 in front of the home crowd at Ridilla Field.
Schwegler broke a scoreless tie in the 65
th minute after teammate
Brianna Burgunder (Moon Township, PA, Moon) ripped a shot past Behrend keeper Taylor Troyan that rang off the post. Schwegler was in the right place at the right time to collect the rebound off the post and put in her league-leading 13
th goal.
The Bobcats weathered the storm in the first half, posting just 2 shots while staving off a strong Behrend attack. Behrend's best chance of the second half came in the 57
th minute when a shot from Abbi Shuster hit the crossbar, and the game remained scoreless.
Coming into the game, the Bobcats knew they had to slow the Behrend attack. UPG's defense was up to the task, keeping the AMCC's leading goal scoring team off the board for 90 minutes.
UPG keeper Shannon Edwards collected 7 saves for the Bobcats in the shutout victory.
With the win, the Bobcats now sit at 5-1-1 in the AMCC (6-6-2 overall) while the Lions move to 5-2 in the AMCC (8-7 overall).
UPG is now in sole possession of the #2 mark in the AMCC standings with only 2 games remaining. The victory over Behrend looms large not only for tiebreak scenarios, but it also marks only the second time in league history that Pitt-Greensburg has defeated Penn State Behrend in women's soccer and the first time since the 2002 season.
UPG Head Coach Chuck Wigle's team also punched their ticket back to the AMCC playoffs with Saturday's win.
Up next for the Bobcats is a trip to Steubenville, OH for an AMCC match against Franciscan University on Wednesday October 21
st. Kickoff is set for 4pm.
