Box Score

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - Freshman forward Kristina Taylor recorded her first career hat trick, senior Kim Davies added her 20th and 21st goals of the season and junior Amanda Houser made a season-high 10 saves to help the Shippensburg field hockey team convincingly defeat regional rival Kutztown 6-2 on Tuesday afternoon.

Shippensburg (15-3) exacted revenge from a loss earlier this season to Kutztown by finishing on its scoring chances. The game was virtually even in the stat column, as the Lady Raiders out-shot the Golden Bears by just one (16-15) and tied in penalty corners.

The Lady Raiders also took control down the stretch. With the score in Shippensburg's favor by just one goal at 47:04, the Lady Raiders scored the final three goals of the game to solidify the victory.

Taylor scored the first three goals of the game for the Lady Raiders. She opened the scoring at 6:23 off an assist from junior Jamie Doughty. Taylor's second goal at 20:53 gave Shippensburg a 2-1 halftime lead, with senior Carolyn Swift providing the assist. Her 13th goal of the season came off an assist from junior Kim Tully.

Davies added a goal at 47:33 to extend Shippensburg's lead to two off an assist from freshman Katie Pufnock. Shortly thereafter Pufnock delivered her second goal of the season off a penalty corner and Davies then wrapped up the scoring with another assist from Doughty.

Taylor has now scored 13 goals in her freshman season, while the 21 goals scored by Davies is the third highest single-season total in school history. Lady Raider alum Ashley Watt '06 scored 22 goals as a sophomore in 2004 and a school-record 30 goals as a junior in 2005.

Shippensburg returns to action at 4 p.m. Friday on the road against Seton Hill.