BEHREND WOMEN'S SOCCER CLAIMS TOP SPOT IN AMCC PRESEASON COACHES POLL
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team has been chosen by league coaches to defend their conference title in 2022, as the Lions claimed their 15th league title a season ago.
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team has been chosen by league coaches to defend their conference title in 2022, as the Lions claimed their 15th league title a season ago. Pitt-Greensburg, who finished in the runner-up position a year ago, is expected to finish in second place, while Mount Aloysius College rounds out the top three in preseason rankings.
Pitt-Greensburg senior forward Ashley Lucas has been named the AMCC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Lucas was an AMCC first team all-conference selection in 2019 and 2021. She was named third team all-region in 2019 and was the AMCC Offensive Player of the Year in 2019. Lucas ranks as Pitt-Greensburg’s second-leading goal scorer (14) and is second in points (35) and assists (7). She finished last season ranked T-2nd in the AMCC in overall goals and second in points, shots (83), shots on goal (47) & T-3rd in assists.
Penn State Behrend senior goalkeeper Morgan Harding and Pitt-Greensburg junior defender Nylah Pannebaker have been tabbed as AMCC Preseason Co-Defensive Players of the Year.
Harding was an AMCC first team all-conference selection in 2021. She conceded zero AMCC goals and recorded an overall GAA of 0.32. Pannebaker was also a first team all-conference selection in 2021. She led her team in minutes played (1598) and anchored a backline that earned 11 Shutouts & allowed nine goals (only one during AMCC play) on the season, for a 0.47 GAA.
The AMCC championship will be held November 5 at the site of the highest remaining seed, with the winner earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
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