Box Score

The Shippensburg University field hockey team scored twice in the first 10 minutes of a Saturday night showdown with IUP and weathered through separate pre-game and in-match lightning delays to fend off a pesky Crimson Hawks squad, 4-2, from Miller Stadium.

Shippensburg (10-0) extended its regular-season unbeaten streak to 20 matches with another balanced scoring effort. Senior Lauren Taylor scored twice, while senior Megan Jett, the reigning PSAC Player of the Week, and Taylor Bender also added tallies in the contest.

An unassisted goal by Jett midway through the first half proved to be the decisive tally for the Raiders. SU seemed to have control of the contest from the beginning, as Bender scored just 2:29 into the match and Taylor added her first goal at the 9:49 mark. SU tacked on its fourth and final goal of the game just three minutes into the second half when Taylor notched her second of the night and her eighth of the season.

Three Raiders – senior Bre White, Jett and Taylor, have each scored eight goals and tallied at least 17 points on the season. The Raider trio ranks inside the top 10 in the conference in scoring. Bender raised her season goal total to six.

SU enters a pivotal portion of the schedule next week with showdowns against No. 3 West Chester and No. 2 Millersville. The Raiders will travel Wednesday to West Chester to face the Golden Rams before hosting the Marauders next Saturday.