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Lady Lions blow past Wilson College
By Seth Goodyear
Staff Writer
SMGS27B@PSU.EDU
In an incredible show of offense, the Lady Lions won their
seventh straight game over Wilson College on Wednesday,
Oct. 14.
The Lady Lions dominated Wilson College in their final
regular season home game. The Lions scored early and
often in the first half to put the game out of reach. The
Lady Lions did not just score but they played excellent
defense preventing Wilson from taking any shots in the
entire game.
Senior Allison Collins got the scoring started with an
unassisted goal in the eighth minute of the game. This was
the first of many highlight goals in the game for Collins.
From the tenth minute to the fourteenth minute of the
first half the Lady Lions put on a show scoring five times.
Collins netted her second goal of the first half in the tenth
Lady Lions roll
By Seth Goodyear
Staff Writer
SMGS27B@PSU.EDU
The Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lions soccer team
continued their roll through the NEAC when they defeated
Christendom College eight to zero on Tuesday October
13.
The Lady Lions scored in bunches allowing them to
record another win. The team played strong defense, and
made smart clean passes that allowed them to control the
game.
The game started off slow with both teams failing on
opportunities to score quick goals. In the thirty-fifth minute
THE CAPITAL TIMES
minute mark on a great pass from sophomore Corinne
Mazzotta.
The Lady Lions scored twice in the eleventh minute.
Sophomore Valerie Calvano scored the first goal on assist
from senior Amanda Basile. Thirty-three seconds later
Sophomore Jessi Manion scored her first goal of the game
on an assist from freshman Lindsay McNeal.
A minute later McNeal scored a goal of her own, thanks
to a pass from Collins, giving the Lady Lions a five-goal
lead. Collins ended the scoring spree by scoring her third
goal. The goal was scored off two great passes from
McNeal and Freshman Jordyn Cooper.
The Lady Lions scored one more goal in the first half.
Sophomore Allie Rank struck in the twenty-sixth minute
of the half. Basile picked up her second assist of the first
half and gave the Lady Lions a seven-goal lead heading
into half time.
The Lady Lions continued their attack in the first few
through Christendom College
of the first half, the Lady Lions started to heat up when
Adrienne Stine drew a penalty and scored on the penalty
kick.
The Lady Lions struck again when Corinne Mazzotta
scored on a pass from Megan Frailey in the fortieth minute
to put the Lady Lions up two goals.
Two minutes later Frailey found Lindsay McNeal for
McNeal’s first goal of the game. This gave the Lady Lions
a three-goal lead heading into halftime.
The Lady Lions exploded in the second half, scoring
early and often. McNeal picked up her second goal of the
game. She was assisted by Lindsey Stauffer to stretch the
lead to four.
Jessi Manion struck in the forty-ninth minute of the game
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minutes of the second half. Senior Angela Gilmore scored
in the fifty-first minute on an assist from Manion.
Sophomore Lacey Eitl scored the goal for the Lady Lions
in the fifty-third minute giving the Lady Lions a nine
goal advantage. With the game under control, the Lions
controlled the ball for the rest of the game, making good
passes and frustrating Wilson.
The Lady Lions played an almost perfect game. They
out-shot Wilson 23 to zero, and they had five comer kicks
while Wilson had none. The Lady Lions also showed great
discipline not committing any penalties in the game. The
Lady Lions played an excellent team game, having ten
girls recorded at least one point and four girls recorded at
least three points.
The Lady Lions will now go on the road for their last
regular season games. The Lady Lions hope to host a
NEAC playoff game later this month.
Featured are some of the women’s soccer players
during their game against Wilson College.
thanks to Frailey’s third assist of the game. McNeal netted
her third goal of the game in the sixty-fifth minute put
the Lady Lions up six. She was assisted by Mazzotta and
Valerie Calvano on the goal.
Allison Collins drew the Lady Lions’ second penalty kick
of the game in the seventy-second minute and capitalized
on the opportunity. Finally, in the eighty-seventh minute
Jessi Manion scored the eighth and final goal for the Lady
Lions.
The Lady Lions took 35 shots as a team and held
Christendom to only three. They also took four comer
kicks and committed zero fouls during the course of the
game.
The Capital Times