Lion's Fall on the Road to Marymount (Va.)

Lion's Fall on the Road to Marymount (Va.)

Arlington, Va.- The Penn State Harrisburg women's soccer team struggled on the road on Saturday October 15th as they faced the Marymount Saints. Kristen Stark scored the Lions only goal of the match before the home team scored two second half goals to put Harrisburg away. 

Penn State Harrisburg 1 Marymount (Va.) 2

Penn State Harrisburg Starters

Grice, Haladay, Edwards, Stark, Fake, Grim, Asper, Arnold, Hile, Vavrek, Hemler

Marymount Starters

Westmark, Lloyd, McAuliffe, Campbell, Stephens, Chenaille, Cabrales, Krasinski, Hillenbrand, Iwata, Alexander

Records: Harrisburg (6-9, 3-3 CAC) Marymount (7-6, 2-4 CAC)

Shots on Goal: Harrisburg 9 Marymount 12

Shots: Harrisburg 14 Marymount 17

Corner Kicks: Harrisburg 3 Marymount 3

Saves: Harrisburg 10 Marymount 8

How it Happened:

-Penn State Harrisburg came out strong in the first few minute of the game, registering shots on goal from Kristen Stark and Erica Hile

-Stark netted the Lion's only goal of the match up in the 21st minute of play. Stark dribbled past the Saints defense before chipping the ball into the upper left hand corner to give Harrisburg an early lead

-Harrisburg had several quality chanced before halftime but could not find the back of the net to extend their lead

-As the second half got underway, the home team registered four straight shots within the first five minutes

-Kristen Cambell found the back of the net in the 50th minute off of a deflection by Harrisburg

-Twelve minutes later, Marymount finished the game winner once again off of a deflection by the Lion's

Individual Leaders:

Penn State Harrisburg

Kristen Stark: 1 goal, 7 shots, 5 shots on goal

Elizabeth Clippinger: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal

Kylie Courtney: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

Marymount

Kristen Campbell: 1 goal, 3 shots on goal, 3 shots

Lyndsie Iwata: 1 goal, 1 shot on goal, 1 shot

Karen Reyes: 1 assist, 6 shot, 3 shots on goal

What's Next?

Penn State Harrisburg will travel to Frostburg State on Wednesday October 19th. Game time is scheduled for 7 pm