The Shippensburg University men's soccer team scored three times in the first half Saturday en route to a 4-0 victory over Pittsburgh-Johnstown in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup played at Richland High School.

Shippensburg (9-2-0, 5-1-0 PSAC) extended its winning streak to five matches (all in league play) with a convincing shutout of Pitt-Johnstown (2-9-0, 0-6-0). SU posted a 23-3 advantage in shots and a 10-0 margin in corner kicks.
 
Sophomore JJ Saukko opened the scoring by converting a rebound in the 10th minute. It marks his first tally as a Raider.
 
Less than three minutes later, senior Cole Kropnick scored his league-leading 11th goal of the season by heading home a corner from junior Colin Marks. Kropnick has scored in nine of his 10 matches this season, including four-in-a-row.
 
Literally moments before the first-half horn, redshirt-sophomore Erik Espinoza scored his second goal of the season. Kropnick and senior Devlin Mettee were credited with assists.
 
The lone second-half tally was the first collegiate goal for freshman Owen Iacobelli, who headed home a cross from senior Justin Blumberg in the 63rd minute.
 
Senior Garret Watson and redshirt-freshman Bradley Brickman combined for the shutout in goal. UPJ was not credited with a shot on goal.
 
Shippensburg's winning streak (five) and season win total (nine) is its best since the 2013 season.
 
UP NEXT: Friday, 6:30 p.m. at California (Pa.).