Baldwin Wallace Edges Women's Soccer in HLM Opener

Sydney Rice and Kayln Rich combined for the three Baldwin Wallace goals to lead the Yellow Jackets past Penn State Behrend 3-2 in the opening game of the Herb Lauffer Memorial Women’s Soccer Tournament on Saturday.

Baldwin Wallace Edges Women's Soccer in HLM Opener
September 3, 2023

ERIE, Pa. – Sydney Rice and Kayln Rich combined for the three Baldwin Wallace goals to lead the Yellow Jackets past Penn State Behrend 3-2 in the opening game of the Herb Lauffer Memorial Women's Soccer Tournament on Saturday.

Score: Baldwin Wallace 3, Behrend 2
Records: Behrend (0-1), Baldwin Wallace (1-0)

Key Moments

* Rice netted a pair of goals with one assist, while Rich tallied a goal and two assists to lead Baldwin Wallace to the season-opening win
* The Yellow Jackets tallied two goals in the first 28 minutes for an early lead
* Kristi Buckenheimer (Beaver, PA/Beaver) was able to convert a penalty kick against Katie Scott in goal for Baldwin Wallace
* Buckenheimer sent the ball to the left-corner netting to cut the lead to by one in the 32nd minute
* Rice struck for the second time in the game early in the second half on a pass from Rich to get back the two-goal edge
* With five minutes remaining, Mia Zec (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) gathered a long ball by Buckenheimer and tucked a low ball to the right of Scott to make it 3-2
* Behrend goalkeeper Riley Morningstar (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) registered her third start of her career and first of the season
* Morningstar made five saves, while Scott had two for Baldwin Wallace

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action tomorrow against Carnegie Mellon in the second round of the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament. Game time is 3:30 p.m.