Box Score

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Fall on the Road to Top-Ranked Shippensburg

SHIPPENSBURG – No. 1 Shippensburg used its high-powered offense to roll past Mansfield 5-1 Friday afternoon in the PSAC opener for both teams.

Taylor Bender led the Lady Raiders offensively, scoring a pair of goals with five shots on goal.

Senior Taryn Schawillie scored her team-best ninth goal of the season in the contest.

Shippensburg (8-0, 1-0 PSAC) opened the scoring early with a goal in the second minute before scoring two more in the eighth and 12^th minutes to lead the Mountaineers 3-0.

Schawillie redirected a Brianna Velepec pass into goal in the 32^nd minute to put Mansfield (3-4. 0-1 PSAC) on the board and cut the deficit to 3-1. Schawillie, one of the top offensive treats in the country, has scored in five of the Mountaineer's first seven games of the season. The assist was Velepec's first of the year.

Shippensburg added two more goals in the second half as the top-ranked team in the nation came away with the victory to stay unbeaten on the season.

Mountie keeper Kristie Rollman made 27 saves in the contest. Jessi Swingle was credited with three defensive saves while Sarah Zwick added two.

Mansfield travels to No. 2 Millersville tomorrow.