Box Score

The No. 1 Shippensburg University field hockey team scored two goals in a six-minute span in the second half on Wednesday afternoon to break a tie and halt a sudden Slippery Rock rally in a 4-2 road victory from The Rock's Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.

Junior Tori Ricker scored twice for the Raiders (15-0, 8-0 PSAC) – ranked No. 1 in the inaugural NCAA Division II South Region rankings released Wednesday afternoon – which held a 20-6 advantage in shots.

Ricker scored her first of the game just over 12 minutes in and senior Lauren Taylor scored off an assist from junior Lucy Kauffman just over three minutes into the second half for a 2-0 Raider lead.

The Rock (6-10, 2-6) had a furious rally just over 15 minutes later, however, when it scored twice in a 2:26 span to knot the game at two goals apiece with 15 minutes left.

Senior Megan Jett scored the go-ahead goal off an assist from senior Katie Shoop on a breakaway less than two minutes after Slippery Rock's equalizer.

Ricker then netted her second goal of the game and third of the season with just over seven minutes left.

Shippensburg returns to action next Tuesday with a 4 p.m. matchup against East Stroudsburg in the regular season home finale from Robb Sports Complex.