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Bill Morgal, SU Sports Info.
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Winner Millersville MIL (17-4)
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Shippensburg SHIP (17-3)
Winner
Millersville MIL
(17-4)
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Final
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Shippensburg SHIP
(17-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Millersville MIL 0 2 2
Shippensburg SHIP 1 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | By Bill Morgal, Sports Information Director

No. 2 Field Hockey Falls in PSAC Championship Match to Millersville, 2-1

SU comes up short in first PSAC title game appearance since 2013

Video to come.

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. –
The Shippensburg University field hockey team was denied the 2016 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship on Sunday, as Millersville scored two second-half goals to defeat the Raiders, 2-1, at ESU's Whitenight Field.
 
Shippensburg (17-3) converted its only shot on goal of the match into a score – taking a 1-0 lead less than four minutes in when sophomore Brooke Zeiders took a carom off a long hit into the arc and slammed the ball into the net.
 
The tally was similar to her goal earlier this season over the Marauders, as Zeiders tipped in a long hit in a 1-0 win at Millersville on what proved to be SU's only shot on goal of that game as well.
 
Millersville (17-4), the national leader in penalty corners per game, worked five in the second half – and converted on two. With 20 minutes remaining, a directional hit that was sent wide of drawn out redshirt-sophomore goalkeeper Ally Mooney was tipped in by Arianna Grays, tying the score at 1-1.
 
With less than eight minutes remaining, Millersville worked another corner and earned a penalty stroke on the chance, as Taylor Parker made a move around a defender and was tripped as she worked toward a clear path to the goal. Margaret Thorwart lofted the stroke with velocity into the top right of the cage to give the Marauders a 2-1 lead with 7:13 to play.
 
Shippensburg achieved a penalty corner with 4:43 remaining and applied steady pressure down the stretch, but could not muster a shot on goal. The Raiders did have two credited shots, one that went wide and another that was blocked.
 
Mooney made four saves in goal for the Raiders. Millersville finished with an 8-5 advantage in shots and a 7-4 margin in penalty corners.
 
Shippensburg now awaits the 2016 NCAA Field Hockey Championships selection show, which is scheduled to air at 3 p.m. on Monday at ncaa.com. SU is currently No. 2 in the Atlantic Region rankings; the Top 3 teams, as announced on Monday, will advance to the NCAA Field Hockey Championships.




 
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