Cougars High Scoring First Half Too Much to Handle for Mont Alto

By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director

FREDRICK, Md. – The Penn State Mont Alto women's soccer team was unable to overcome a fine performance from FCC's Lindsey Brant who scored four on Saturday. The Cougars topped Mont Alto 6-0 in a non-conference road game. 

Mont Alto (1-4) held strong for the first 20 plus minutes of the match with its defense sweeping away a few opportunities. In the 24^th minute the Cougars went up when Alley Pick assisted on Brant's first goal of the match. She found the back of the net again four minutes later.

In the 31^st minute, Jasmine Lara put the Cougars up 3-0 and Gemma Carioti punished the Nittany Lions again this time in the 42^nd minute. Brant completed her hat trick in the 43^rd minute as her team went into halftime up 5-0. 

The Cougars scored once more in the second half and PSUMA recorded its lone shot on goal in the first half from Sarah Mackey (Norfolk, Va. / Granby). Freshman goalkeeper Greyson McKnight (Sterling, Va. / Potomac Falls) finished with 17 saves.

Mont Alto returns to action on Tuesday, September 17 with a road match at the University of Valley Forge at 2:30 p.m.