Harrisburg Battles Penn College for Difficult Win

Harrisburg Battles Penn College for Difficult Win
Penn State Harrisburg 1 Penn College 0
Penn State Harrisburg Starters

Kulp, Haladay, Edwards, Stark, Grim, Asper, Hile, Crowley, Vavrek, Arnold, Hemler

Penn College Starters

Bowes, Timpone, Herr, Murgo, Weber, Trkula, McCarthy, Williams, Hartman, Courter, Herman

How it Happened

Williamsport, Pa.-The Penn State Harrisburg women's soccer team grabbed their third win of the year against Penn College in a very heated non-conference matchup. Kristen Stark scored the game's only goal in the 28th minute of play off of a pass from teammate Eliza Grimm. The Lion's had two great shots in the first half that bounced off the cross bar just above the goalie's hands. Both teams battled in the second half to get a goal but both sides defended well, not allowing any scoring opportunities or goals.

Inside the Numbers

-Harrisburg outshot the Wildcats 10-7

-Kayla Arnold earned her first shut out of the year and recorded two saves

-The Lion's improved to 3-4 while Penn College dropped to 3-2-1

-Haley Vavrek, Eliza Grim, and Kristen Stark led for Harrisburg offensively with two shots each

 What's Next

Penn State Harrisburg will host Franklin and Marshall on Wednesday September 21st at 4pm