The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team is in the midst of its nine-day international trip to Spain. They arrived in Barcelona on Tuesday.
The team, which will tour various landmarks and stadiums, will play local club teams in Valencia for two games during the visit.
You can follow the tour’s journey through its player blog posts here.
View a gallery of photos from No. 17 Edinboro’s 3-1 loss to No. 4 California (Pa.) Tuesday night in a big PSAC women’s soccer match at Sox Harrison Stadium.
Penn State Behrend women’s soccer coach Patrick O’Driscoll talks up the 2011 Lions squad:
Penn State Behrend men’s soccer coach Dan Perritano introduces you to the Lions’ prospects for the 2011 season:
Erie’s Courtney Mercier and her Michigan women’s soccer teammates will appear on the Big Ten Network twice this season.
The Wolverines’ Sept. 18 match at Indiana and Oct. 23 game against Penn State will be televised at noon.
Mercier, a McDowell graduate, is a senior midfielder.
A look at college sports in Pennsylvania and featuring Pennsylvanians:
Shadd, most recently an assistant coach at Millersville, started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Gannon in 2008 and then moved on to Allegheny College.
Shadd was a four-year starter at Gannon, winning a place on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Region team and all-GLIAC second team in 2006.
Former Gannon athletic director Griz Zimmermann now holds that position at Lake Erie College.
McDowell graduate Courtney Mercier has been named one of Michigan’s captains for the women’s soccer team this coming season.
Mercier, a 5-foot 9-inch junior midfielder, scored four points in 2010, when she also was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award winner. She had an assist in Michigan’s upset win over No. 16 Illinois Oct. 31 to help the Wolverines earn a berth in the Division I playoff field.
