The Lancaster Bible College Women's Soccer team suffered their first loss in United East play of the season on Saturday afternoon, falling to Penn St. Harrisburg 4-0 at home. The Chargers drop to 5-6-2 overall and 3-1-2 in the United East while the Lions improve to 7-5-1 overall and 6-0 in the United East.
How it Happened:
Goalkeeper
Saige Santa Cruz (Jr.) made a pair of early saves for the Chargers before
Samantha Perloni (Sr.) put a shot on goal on a free kick that was saved in the middle. The Lions then came down with two good shots that were both saved by Santa Cruz, then the defense held off two corner kick attempts before a corner of their own with no shot. Inside 15 minutes to play in the half, Santa Cruz made another save before the rebound was gathered and punched in for the opening score, putting Penn St. Harrisburg up 1-0. About 90-seconds later, the Lions scored another goal to quickly see their lead double to 2-0 on the road, carrying that advantage into the halftime break.
The Harrisburg lead extended to 3-0 in the first ten minutes of the second half, then they added another just past the 20-minute mark of the half to go up 4-0.
Isabella Eufemia (Sr.) had a shot on goal a few minutes later that was saved, then had another towards the end of the half that also could not find the back of the net. The Lions held LBC back down the stretch as they secured a road victory for the Chargers' first conference loss of the season.
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Shots:
Penn St. Harrisburg 15, Lancaster Bible 5
- Shots on Goal:
Penn St. Harrisburg 11, Lancaster Bible 3
- Corner Kicks:
Penn St. Harrisburg 5, Lancaster Bible 3
Scoring Summary
33' PSH – Abigail Mahaffey (7)
34' PSH – Ella Shirk (2)
54' PSH – Teagan Paragon (3) [Ava Myers (5)]
66' PSH – Julia Hughes (6)
Goalkeeping
- Sydney Mulka (PSH): 1 Save, 0 GA, WIN (6-5-1)
- Alli Dietz (PSH): 2 Saves, 0 GA
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Saige Santa Cruz (LBC): 7 Saves, 4 GA, LOSS (4-5-2)
Information to Know:
The Chargers fall to 6-13-1 all-time against Penn St. Harrisburg and now have 12 straight games against the Lions without a win since the 2013 season. The Chargers had their five-game conference unbeaten streak come to a close today, their longest to start a season since 2016.
Up Next:
The Chargers have their final home contest of the regular season on Wednesday, October 21 as they host Notre Dame (Md.) for a conference match at 4:30 p.m.
