WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College won its sixth-straight match with a 9-0 shutout over Keystone College in a United East women's soccer match Tuesday. The Wildcats remained unbeaten, and set a program record for wins in a season, improving to 6-0-1 UE, 13-0-4 overall, while the Giants fell to 0-6, 2-11.
How it happened:
Megan Kurian had a foot in Penn College's first six goals of the game to break
Kaelynn Sheetz' '24 record for points in a season. Kurian assisted
Olivia Casella in the fourth minute and netted an unassisted tally in the fifth minute to give PCT a 2-0 lead. Kurian found Casella again in the 10
th minute and scored her second goal of the game in the 15
th to put the Wildcats ahead, 4-0.
Cassie Johnson deposited a Kurian pass in the 33
rd minute before Kurian scored her team-high 24
th goal of the season in the 38
th to give Penn College a 6-0 halftime lead.
Kurian surpassed Sheetz' mark of 54 points, tied Sheetz' single-season goal record of 24 and tied Johnson's single-season assists record with 14 assists. Johnson broke her previous single-season assist mark of 13 which set she last season.
Kathyrn Dunn found
Hayleigh Klinger in the 58
th minute and Johnson scored consecutive goals for the final two goals of the game.
Inside the box: Penn College outshot Keystone, 26-1 (16-0 on-goal) and held a 9-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Nicole Lichtinger picked up her ninth win in goal for Penn College.
Up next: The Wildcats return to action Saturday, 1 p.m., hosting Bryn Athyn.