ERIE, Pa. — Penn State Behrend’s cross country teams won the Twilight Invite in Erie on Sept. 13. Jenna Shelton, a senior from Cabot, won the women’s 6K with a time of 23:15.0.
The college’s soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis and water polo teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights:
Men’s soccer
- Penn State Behrend 2, Allegheny 0
Richard Blanchard, a junior from Erie, scored on a direct kick. He also set up a goal by Jordan Floyd, a freshman from Plum.
Women’s soccer
- Penn State Behrend 4, Washington & Jefferson 2
Taylor Mealie, a junior from Baden, scored off a corner kick five minutes into the game. She scored again seven minutes later.
Men’s cross country
- First (of 13 teams) at the Behrend Twilight Invite
Five Behrend runners placed in the top 10 at the Twilight Invite: Zach Wortman (No. 2), Jacob Carnovale (No. 4), Chris Drozynski (No. 6), Jake Lehotsky (No. 9) and Aidan Domencic (No. 10).
Women’s cross country
- First (of 13 teams) at the Behrend Twilight Invite
Jenna Shelton, a senior from Cabot, won the women’s 6K at the Twilight Invite with a time of 23:15.0. Riley Crissman placed third, and Savanna Carr was fourth.
Women’s volleyball
- Penn State Behrend 3, Keuka 0
- Penn State Behrend 3, Wells 1
- Lebanon Valley 3, Penn State Behrend 1
- Fredonia 3, Penn State Behrend 2
Kristin Reiland, a sophomore from Fairview, had 12 kills, four blocks and one ace against Wells. Alex Parra, a senior from Pittsburgh, had 10 kills and three blocks against Keuka.
Men’s tennis
- Penn State Behrend 6, Nazareth 3
The Lions won five of the six singles matches against Nazareth. Ricky Dong, a freshman from Bejing, won at No. 1 singles, finishing the match 6-1, 6-0.
Women’s tennis
- Medaille 7, Penn State Behrend 2
The Lions lost in tiebreakers at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 singles. Rachel Weber, a freshman from Hampton, won at No. 4 singles, finishing the match 6-2, 6-3.
Men’s golf
- No. 6 (of 16 teams) at the Grove City Invitational
Jacob Marquardt, a freshman from Harmony, and Ryan Meyer, a freshman from Sewickley, led the Lions with a two-day score of 77. They tied for No. 12.
Men’s water polo
- Penn State Behrend 11, Washington & Jefferson 6
- La Salle 16, Penn State Behrend 12
Jeffrey Eliott, a freshman from San Antonio, Texas, scored four goals against La Salle. Isaak Hatopp, a senior from Saline, Michigan, and Andre Sardaryzadeh, a senior from Murrieta, California, each scored three goals against Washington & Jefferson.
Scores, results and updates for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.