The No. 3-ranked Shippensburg University field hockey team scored three times in the second half on Saturday to defeat IUP, 3-0, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) road match at Miller Stadium.
Shippensburg (6-1, 1-0 PSAC) had a strong defensive effort against IUP (3-2, 1-1), limiting the host Crimson Hawks to just one shot each half and two total penalty corners in the contest. SU finished with an 11-2 advantage in shots and a 13-2 margin in penalty corners, including a 10-0 rate in the first half.
After a scoreless first half, junior
Kendall Beck notched the game's first goal with 28 minutes to play. Beck re-directed a shot from junior
Katelyn Grazan for her third tally of the year.
SU made it 2-0 with 13 minutes to play as sophomore
Brooke Sheibley was credited with her first career goal. Sheibley was credited with a score off a penalty corner that went in off an IUP defender.
Grazan scored with 10 minutes to play to round out the scoring; it was her third goal of the season.
Senior
Taylor Webster made two saves for her third shutout of the season.
Shippensburg concludes a four-game road trip on Tuesday with a conference showdown at No. 2 West Chester. Start time is set for 4 p.m. In a non-conference matchup earlier this season at Robb Sports Complex, West Chester won in double overtime, 3-2.