BEHREND WOMEN'S SOCCER LANDS AT TOP OF COACHES PRESEASON POLL

The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer team has been chosen by league coaches to claim the AMCC conference title in 2024. Pitt-Greensburg, the defending conference champion, is expected to finish in second place, while Mount Aloysius College rounds out the top three in preseason rankings.
 
Pitt-Greensburg junior F Maya Wertelet has been tabbed as the AMCC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Wertelet was the 2023 AMCC Offensive Player of the Year and an AMCC all-conference first team selection. She led the conference in points (40) and goals scored (19) last season, while being tied for first in game-winning goals with four. She recorded four multi-goal games on the season and tied the school record for most goals in a game with four. Wertelet notched 16 goals and 34 points during AMCC play, ranking her first in both categories.

Penn State Behrend senior D Nicole Croushore has been selected as the AMCC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. She was AMCC all-conference first team selection last season. Croushore led a defense that only allowed two goals for a .22 goals-against average (GAA), while posting seven shutouts in conference play to lead the conference in both these categories.

The AMCC championship will be held November 9 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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