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      Behrend cross country teams win AMCC championships

      The Penn State Behrend women's cross country team won the AMCC championships on Oct. 30. Five Behrend runners finished in the top 10. Credit: Penn State Behrend / Penn State. Creative Commons

      Penn State Behrend’s cross country teams won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships on Oct. 30. Olivia Nola, a freshman from Erie, won the individual women’s title.

      Other scores and highlights from last week:

      Men’s soccer

      • Medaille 1, Penn State Behrend 0

      Goalkeeper Sam York, a junior from Akron, Ohio, made five saves – his most since a Sept. 29 win over John Carroll.

      Women’s soccer

      • Penn State Behrend 7, Medaille 0

      Brenna McGuire, a senior from McDonald, scored four goals against Medaille, three of them in the first 12 minutes of the game.

      Men’s cross country

      • First (of five teams) at the AMCC championships in Alfred, New York

      Phoenix Myers, a senior from Erie, led the Lions, finishing the 8K race in 29:47.63. He finished second in a field of 39 runners.

      Women’s cross country

      • First (of seven teams) at the AMCC championships in Alfred, New York

      Olivia Nola, a freshman from Erie, won the individual title, finishing the 6K race in 26:57.53. She was nearly two minutes faster than the second-best finisher.

      Women’s volleyball

      • Penn State Behrend 3, Mt. Aloysius 0
      • Penn State Behrend 3, Medaille 0

      For the second consecutive year, the Lions were undefeated in AMCC play. Kristin Reiland, a senior from Fairview, had 11 kills, six digs and five block assists against Mt. Aloysius. Dani Kosslow, a senior from Pittsburgh, added 31 assists and five aces.

      Men’s swimming and diving

      • Alfred State 164, Penn State Behrend 130
      • Penn State Behrend 102, Chatham 50

      Jake Schmidt, a graduate student from Erie, won three events against Alfred State: He finished first in the 100 freestyle (48.32), the 200 freestyle (1:48.73) and the 500 freestyle (5:08.58). He also swam a leg of the 400 free relay, which the Lions won.

      Women’s swimming and diving

      • Penn State Behrend 162, Alfred State 123
      • Chatham 126, Penn State Behrend 105

      The 400-meter free relay team – Marcella Puglia, Emma Webster, Aliya Webster and Bella Nadzam – won against Alfred State, finishing in 4:01.39. Julia Sank, a sophomore from North East, won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.

      Men’s water polo

      • Gannon 21, Penn State Behrend 14

      The 14 goals against Gannon were the most scored by the Lions in a game this season. Ryan Carpico, a freshman from Skippack; Eugene Kruger, a freshman from Alpharetta, Georgia; and Ryan Kenney, a junior from Skippack, each scored three.

      Women’s bowling

      • Pitt-Bradford 825, Penn State Behrend 812
      • Pitt-Bradford 803-Penn State Behrend 700
      • Pitt-Bradford 4, Penn State Behrend 3 (Baker format)

      Natalie Denny, a senior from Harborcreek, led the Lions with a total pinfall of 331. She also recorded a single-game high score of 191 points.

      More information

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

      Last Updated November 1, 2021

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