Penn State Harrisburg Drops First Conference Match

Penn State Harrisburg Drops First Conference Match

Penn State Harrisburg 0 St. Mary's 4

Penn State Harrisburg Starters

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

St. Mary's Starters

Flores, Golladay, Huey, Barranco, Pastel, Krostelnik, Smedley, Brooks, Hall, Sawyer, Encarnacion

How it Happened
Lauren Hall got things started early for St. Mary's in the first half with their first goal of the game coming off of a through ball sent between Harrisburg's two center backs. Less than two minutes later, the Eagles scored off a similar play in the 7th minute of the matchup. St.Mary's finished their third goal of the half off of a chip over Harrisburg's keeper. St. Mary's led going into halftime, 3-1.
 
Penn State Harrisburg came out strong in the second half, looking to get their first goal of the match. The visitor's sent home their final goal of the game in the 64th minute of play from Claire Kostelnik. Harrisburg had several opportunities in the second half but struggled to find the back of the net. 

Individual Leaders:

Penn State Harrisburg

Alyssa Crowley: 3 shots

Elizabeth Clippinger: 3 shots

Kali Edwards: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

Kristen Stark: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

 St. Mary's

Gillian Sawyer: 2 goals, 7 shots, 6 shots on goal

Lauren Hall: 1 goal, 1 shot on goal

Claire Kostelnik: 1 goal, 3 shots, 3 shots on goal

 
By the Numbers

-The visitors dominated offensively with 21 shots to Harrisburg's 9

-Kayla Arnold stood strong in the net for the Lion's with a season high total of 12 saves

-Both teams had a total of 3 corner kicks throughout the match up

 
 
What's Next?

Penn State Harrisburg will host non-conference opponent Eastern on Tuesday September 27th. Kick off is scheduled for 4:30 pm.