Box Score

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Shippensburg University field hockey team avenged a difficult and heartbreaking loss with one of its strongest performances of the season, dominating the pace of the game Thursday night at Robb Sports Complex en route to a convincing 6-0 victory over the visiting Warriors of East Stroudsburg.

Shippensburg (10-2) maintained a steady pressure from the get-go and out-shot the Warriors 13-2 in the first half, forcing East Stroudsburg senior goalkeeper Carolyn Kisling to make seven saves in the opening 35 minutes. For the game, the Lady Raiders out-shot the Warriors 22-4 and held a 7-2 advantage in penalty corners.

Junior Amanda Houser once again had a solid game in goal, making three saves to record her fifth shutout of the season. She ranks second in the conference in shutouts behind IUP goalkeeper Lydia Dolly.

Senior Kim Davies connected for the first goal at 13:52 with a nifty re-direction of a shot from freshman Kristina Taylor that was her 15th of the season and her conference-leading sixth game-winner of the year. Less than five minutes later, junior Laura Wylde scored her fifth of the season at the far post by tipping in a Davies cross.

The Lady Raiders rounded out the scoring in the first half with the first goal of the season from senior Natalie Faith, who slammed one in with 75 seconds remaining in the half off an assist from senior Dani Haas.

Taylor scored just four minutes into the second half by hammering in the rebound of her initial shot that was stopped by new Warrior goalkeeper Maureen Ordnung. Wylde added another goal at 43:13 off an assist from Faith before sophomore Kristen Brooks tipped in a shot from senior Carolyn Swift at 62:48 to close out the scoring.

In the two meetings this season against East Stroudsburg, the Lady Raider field hockey team finished with an 8-1 margin in goals and a 36-12 edge in shots to sweep the season series. Last year, the Warriors won both meetings against Shippensburg after having lost its last 10 previous meetings with the Lady Raiders entering the 2007 season.

With no games this weekend, Shippensburg will be able to enjoy a little bit of a breather during the University's fall break and have plenty of time to prepare for a crucial re-match with No. 1-ranked IUP, who travels to Robb Sports Complex at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The Lady Raiders remain one game behind the Crimson Hawks in the PSAC West after IUP's 2-1 victory over Shippensburg on Sept. 10.