Behrend Extends Win Streak To Seven With 5-0 Win Over Altoona; Prestash Continues To Climb Record Book

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's soccer team extended its winning streak to seven in a row with a 5-0 shutout win at Altoona on Saturday to remain unbeaten in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play.

Score: Penn State Behrend 5, Penn State Altoona 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-2, 6-0 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (2-8-2, 2-2-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Behrend got on the board early with a goal in the second minute of Saturday's contest
* Lindsey Pawlawski's (Pittsburgh, PA/North Catholic) thrown in went to Trinity Prestash (Philipsburg, PA/West Branch) and Prestash deposited a left-footed strike into the back of the net to add to her team lead in scores this season with 15 and her team-high seventh game winner
* Behrend extended its lead in the 12^th minute, thanks to a deflection in front of the goal that found the foot of Lizzie Hoff (Moon, PA/Moon Area) for her fourth score of the year
* Sophomore Rachel Sickeri (DuBois, PA/DuBois) was credited with the assist on Hoff's goal, raising her team lead in assists to seven so far this season
* Prestash lobbied for her second goal of the game, taking five more first half shots for a team-high six to end the half
* Behrend applied heavy offensive pressure in the first 45 minutes, outshooting Altoona 19-1 and 9-0 in shots on goal
* Behrend netted its third and fourth scores of the game in back-to-back minutes in the second half
* Senior Megan Krulisky (Clermont, FL /Lockport (NY)) delivered her first goal of the season in the 63^rd minute and then fellow senior Audra Kuzma (Center, PA/Central Valley) got into the scoring action with her fourth of the year in the 64^th minute
* Lauren Kiser (Altoona, PA/Altoona) and Marlene Andrade (Walnut Creek, CA/Clayton Valley Charter) registered assists on the goals by Krulisky and Kuzma
* Behrend's 13^th overall and sixth conference victory was capped off by a header goal from Emily Samluk (Erie, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) on a corner from Maddie Haggerty (West Seneca, NY/Nardin Academy) in 87^th minute
* On a quiet afternoon in net for Behrend goalkeeper Riley Morningstar (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin), she posted her ninth overall shutout and fifth in a row
* 12 Behrend players tallied at least one or more shots on Saturday
* Behrend outshot Altoona 33-2 and held a 9-0 advantage in corner kicks
* Behrend continues its run of outscoring conference opponents with the total now being 30-1 in six contests
* Prestash is now in sole possession of third in program history with 58 career goals, breaking a tie with Olivia Belack. She now sits one score behind Jordan Oberlander (59 career goals) for second in program history and seven behind Alex Bilka's program leading 65 career goals

Up Next:

* The Lions remain on the road for a midweek non-conference matchup at St. John Fisher on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.