AMCC Peak Performers/Spring Games

The Penn State Behrend Lions Men's Soccer team has been named AMCC Peak Performer for the 2011 fall season. The award was based on the highest team GPA for men's soccer in the conference. Here are two links, one to the Behrend Lions site and one to the AMCC site, that further explain and celebrate the achievement:
http://www.psblions.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/releases/20120410tcde88
http://amcconf.org/PeakPerformerAwards_2011_12.htm

With the spring season begin to reach the end, the men's team will be playing its annual spring games this Sunday, the 15th of April. The Lions will be facing a Canadian team and Mercyhurst for 45 minutes each at Mercyhurst College at 1 PM, and will later be taking on Gannon at Gannon University at 5 PM for a full match. Hope to see everyone there!

Spring Training

Spring training is in full swing as the team has been working hard to get back into shape and play at a top level for a few weeks now.

                The venues differ between the intramural fields in the afternoon and the Junker gym around just before dawn, depending on the weather. Lately, with the weather being milder, the team has used to intramural fields for small sided games in order to regain the mentality of playing outside.

                The players are looking forward to the spring games, which will be coming up within the next few weeks. On the 15^th, the Lions will take on Gannon and Mercyhurst, and on the 21^st Behrend will hold the annual Alumni game. 

Strong Start for TOPSoccer 2012

This past Wednesday, March 14^th, Behrend Athletics hosted the 12^th annual TOPSoccer program, a highly successful program that creates the opportunity for student-athletes, primarily  both the men’s and women’s soccer teams, to interact with special needs children from the surrounding area and even teach them a bit about the game of soccer.

                This year’s volunteering effort was the highest of any year thus far. Although the gym was a bit smaller than usual, due to setup required for the evening’s men’s volleyball game, the kids had a great time. While most were reacquainted with volunteers from years past, some were paired with a new student-athlete to show them some news soccer skills or shoot hoops. This is a great program for children who otherwise may not have had the chance to have interactive, one-on-one experience learning about a sport they love.

                For the student-athletes, this is a tremendous experience to help them give back to the community that they call home for the duration of their collegiate stay.

                This year’s opening night was a half-hour shorter than normal, but the kids were treated to ice cream before they left, which capped off a strong start to the 2012 TOPSoccer program.

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