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Behrend golfers top leaderboard at Penn State Altoona

Three Penn State Behrend golfers placed in the top 10 at the Penn State Altoona Invitational on Sept. 21. Credit: Penn State Behrend / Penn StateCreative Commons

ERIE, Pa. — Three Penn State Behrend golfers finished in the top 10 at the Penn State Altoona Invitational on Sept. 21. Ryan Meyer, a freshman from Sewickley, placed second overall with a score of 75.

The college’s soccer, volleyball, tennis, cross-country and water polo teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights:

Men’s soccer

Penn State Behrend 1, Mount Aloysius 0

Penn State Behrend 2, Grove City 0

The Lions outshot Grove City, 10-1. Aaron Harris, a senior from Washington, and Nick Laskey, a freshman from Charleroi, each scored goals.

Women’s soccer

Penn State Behrend 0, Mount Aloysius 0

Men’s cross-country

Fourth (of 21 teams) at the Roberts Wesleyan Invite

Phoenix Myers, a junior from Erie, placed 10th in a field of 256 runners. He finished the 8K race in 26:31.8.

Women’s cross-country

Ninth (of 19 teams) at the Roberts Wesleyan Invite

Riley Crissman, a senior from Bradford, placed seventh in a field of 224 runners. She finished the 5K race in 19:01.9.

Men’s golf

Third (of 12 teams) at the Mount Aloysius Invitational

Tied for first (of 15 teams) at the Penn State Altoona Invitational

Second (of nine teams) at the La Roche Invitational

Ryan Meyer, a freshman from Sewickley, tied for second at the La Roche Invitational with a team-low score of 80. Alex Pol, a sophomore from Erie, tied for third at the Mount Aloysius invitational. He shot a season-low 76.

Women’s volleyball

Penn State Behrend 3, Allegheny 0

Dani Kosslow, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, had 26 assists, 12 digs, four kills and three aces.

Men’s tennis

Penn State Behrend 6, Mount Aloysius 3

Penn State Behrend 9, Penn State Altoona 0

Mount Union 7, Penn State Behrend 2

Mitchell May, a sophomore from Erie, swept Andrew Ung of Penn State Altoona at No. 5 singles, winning 6-0, 6-0.

Women’s tennis

Mount Aloysius 8, Penn State Behrend 1

Penn State Altoona 8, Penn State Behrend 1

Hadley Howell, a sophomore from Harborcreek, won at No. 3 singles against Penn State Altoona. She finished her match with scores of 7-5, 3-6, and 10-4.

Men’s water polo

Iona 15, Penn State Behrend 7

Connecticut College 11, Penn State Behrend 8

MIT 18, Penn State Behrend 8

Chase Cordon, a freshman from Canyon Lake, California, scored three goals against Iona. Matt Olimski, a junior from San Diego, made 10 saves in that game.

Scores, results and updates for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.

Last Updated September 24, 2019

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