By: Athletic Communications Student Assistant Paige Phillips '23

ERIE, Pa. – The Baldwin Wallace University women's soccer team fell to Penn State Behrend College by a final score of 3-0 in the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament, hosted by Penn State Behrend College.

BW (0-2) kicked off the half with a shot from sophomore forward Jillian Neal (Fairlawn/Copley) that was saved by Penn St. Behrend (2-0). Possession bounced between teams as both made attempts on goal, however the half was scoreless with the Nittany Lions outshooting the Yellow Jackets 7-2.

The second half was a defensive struggle for BW as it began with a goal from Penn St. Behrend freshman forward Trinity Prestash two minutes in. After ten minutes of back-and-forth play, the Nittany Lions found the back of the net again off a rebound goal by senior forward Brenna McGuire. Penn St. Behrend then had their third goal immediately after the kick-off from sophomore midfielder Emily Grande. The remaining 20 minutes of the half saw no more goals as both teams fought for possession. The game ended 3-0.

Freshman goalie Abbey Pheiffer (Northville, Mich./Novi) made her debut in the net for the Yellow Jackets. She recorded seven saves on 10 shots, allowing three goals.

The Yellow Jackets will face the State University of New York at Fredonia in their second game of the Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament on Sunday, September 5th at 11:00 a.m. in Erie, PA.