Junior Kendall Beck scored with 19 seconds left in regulation Wednesday night to propel the No. 3 Shippensburg University field hockey team to a 3-2 victory over No. 5 Kutztown in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opener for the Raiders.
 
Shippensburg (6-1, 1-0 PSAC) managed a significant possession edge in the contest, out-shooting Kutztown (4-3, 1-1) by a 23-8 margin and posting an 8-5 edge in penalty corners.
 
SU got on the board just under 10 minutes in, as freshman Brooke Zeiders tipped in a shot from junior Katelyn Grazan. Zeiders' third goal of the year came shortly after a shot by senior Ari Saytar on SU's first corner of the match.
 
The Golden Bears answered with just more than 10 minutes left in the half – converting a penalty stroke after a shot was stopped on the goal line. It made the score 1-1 at halftime.
 
Grazan gave SU the lead eight minutes into the second half, potting her second goal of the year with a deflection off a back-handed pass from sophomore Emily Barnard. The assist for Barnard gives her a point in five of seven games this season.
 
KU tied it with 12 minutes to go, with Anna Behm caging her 10th goal of the year to make the score 2-2. With time waning in regulation, however, it was Beck who sent a shot through a screen and into the goal to give the Raiders the win.
 
Senior Taylor Webster was credited with five saves for the Raiders, while KU keeper Kayla Denlinger recorded 11 saves.
 
Shippensburg continues its four-game road trip this weekend with a 1 p.m. Saturday match at IUP.