ABINGTON, PA — The Penn State Berks women's soccer team (5-5-1, 2-1) went on the road to take on Penn State Abington (1-9-1, 1-2) on Saturday, October 3. Berks built themselves a two-goal lead in the first half to cruise to a 3-1 victory over Abington to earn a United East conference win.
Berks built a 2-0 first-half lead behind goals from
Stephanie Morales and
Danica Aaronson before carrying a 2-1 advantage into halftime. Earlier,
Zoe Macknicki put an early shot wide, and Morales opened the scoring at 9:11 by knocking in a rebound after her initial shot was saved. The Nittany Lions kept generating chances, including a
Victoria McPoyle shot off the top woodwork and additional looks from Macknicki and
Kylee West before Aaronson finished Macknicki's left-side cross at 24:41. The visitors added pressure with corner kicks at 29:11 and 36:01, while
Paige Thomas put a shot on goal in between. Penn St.-Abington cut the margin on Kaitlyn Frank's goal at 39:38, but
Riley Fisher made two saves in the final minute to help Berks reach halftime ahead, 2-1.
Maci Laster added the second-half goal for the Blue & White at 79:38, finishing a
Devon Deery assist off a corner kick to move the visitors ahead 3-1. Earlier, Berks played through a physical stretch that included a yellow card to West at 51:00, then created chances through
Ava Ortiz and Aaronson, whose 57:35 shot hit the top woodwork. The Nittany Lions kept pressure on from 66:36 to 75:05 with five shots and a corner kick, including saved attempts from West and
Paige Thomas. After Laster's goal, Berks added shots from Thomas and Ortiz and saw out the half without conceding, closing a 3-1 win over Penn St.-Abington.
Aaronson scored the game-winning goal, finishing with two shots and one on goal. Morales scored the first goal and put two of her three shots on frame. Laster added a goal on two shots, with one attempt on goal. Fisher played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded three saves while allowing one goal.
WHO'S NEXT
Up next, the Nittany Lions host Salisbury University on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Artificial Turf Athletic Field as they finish up their final non-conference contest.
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