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Penn State Harrisburg 3 Southern Virginia 1

Penn State Harrisburg Starters

Kulp, Grice, Haladay, Miller, Stark, Fake, Grim, Asper, Vavrek, Arnold, Carver

Southern Virginia Starters

Miller, Rich, McFadyen, Hatchett, Giroux, Slade, Powell, Tanuvasa, Monson, Martin, Anderson

Records: Penn State Harrisburg (4-7-0, 1-1-0 CAC) Southern Virginia (3-6-0, 0-2-0 CAC)

Shots: Harrisburg 8, Southern Virginia 12

Shots on Goal: Harrisburg 8, Southern Virginia 4

Corner Kicks: Harrisburg 3, Southern Virginia 0

Saves: Harrisburg 3, Southern Virginia 5

How it Happened

-Sophomore Kristen Stark scored the Lion's first goal of the match in the 16th minute of play. Stark's shot deflected off of Southern Virginia's defender to put Harrisburg up 1-0 against the home team

-Southern Virginia responded in the 34th minute of play, deflecting off the Lion's defense to tie the game up

-Less than five minutes later, newcomer Courtney Hall played a quality ball down the center of the field for Stark to run on to. Stark beat two defenders before putting the ball in the back of the net to give Harrisburg a 2-1 lead heading into halftime

-In the 82nd minute, Raquel Grice dribbled through Southern Virginia's defense to finish her first goal of the season

-The Lion's are now 1-1 in conference play

Individual Leaders:

Penn State Harrisburg

Kristen Stark: 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 shots on goal

Raquel Grice: 1 goal, 2 shots on goal

Courtney Hall: 1 assist

Tabitha Fake: 2 shots on goal, 2 shots

Southern Virginia

Lydia Adams: 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 shot on goal

Taylor Martin: 2 shots

Tatiana Monsen: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

Goalie Comparison:

Kayla Arnold (Harrisburg): 90:00 minutes, 1 goal against, 3 saves (Win, 2-3-0)

Rachel Miller (SVU): 90:00 minutes, 3 goals against, 5 saves ( Loss, 1-2-0)

What's Next?

Penn State Harrisburg will host York (Pa.) on Wednesday October 5th. Game time is scheduled for 4 pm