Lady Raiders Blank Lock Haven in Home Finale; Clinch PSAC Playoff Berth
Oct. 14, 2006
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Shippensburg
women's soccer team combined solid defense with a potent offense to black
Lock Haven 3-0 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) Crossover match-up on Saturday afternoon at David See Field.
By virtue of Bloomsburg’s loss to West Chester on Saturday afternoon,
the Lady Raiders clinched a spot in the PSAC playoffs for the first time
since 2002. The top three seeds from each division will make the PSAC Women's
Soccer Championship. Shippensburg (9-6-2, 6-3-2 PSAC East) remains in second
place in the PSAC East with 20 points, tied with Kutztown.
Before the contest, Lady Raider soccer saluted senior Jessica Gibson
(Annville/Annville-Cleona),
as she played her final regular season home game with this contest.
Freshman Gayle Kuntzmann (Hatboro/Hatboro-Horsham) put the Lady Raiders on
the board early by beating two defenders and landing a shot in the corner
of the net for her tenth goal of the season. Kuntzmann’s 10 goals are
the most by a Lady Raider since Nikki Keggereis scored 16 goals in 2002.
In the second half, the Lady Raiders broke open the contest in the 63rd minute
when Kuntzmann sent a pass to sophomore Kristen McGoldrick (Boothwyn/Garnet
Valley), who maneuvered past a Lady Eagle defender to put the ball in the
center of the net to put
Shippensburg up 2-0 in the game. Shippensburg iced
the game with only 96 seconds remaining, when freshman Rachael Jeffrey
(Allison Park/Hampton) scored an unassisted goal, the third on the
day for the Lady Raiders and fourth on the season for Jeffrey.
A total of 30 fouls were committed in the contest, 17 by the Lady Raiders.
Lock Haven out-shot Shippensburg 20-8 for the day. However, sophomore goalkeeper
Beth Long (Berwyn/Conestoga) tallied nine saves and came up with her sixth
shutout of season.
The next game for Shippensburg will be on the road Tues., Oct. 17, at California
(Pa.) at 1 p.m. They will close out the season at West Chester on Saturday,
Oct. 21.
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