ABINGTON, Pa. — Penn College shutout Penn State Abington, 2-0, in a United East women's soccer game on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats outshot the Nittany Lions,16-6 and put seven shots on goal. PCT earned its fourth consecutive shutout victory and improved to 11-3-1 overall and 6-1-0 in conference play. Penn State Abington dropped to 2-11-2, 2-3-1.
How it happened: Megan Kurian opened the scoring for the Wildcats at 13:43, finishing
Camryn Lobb's assist on a shot that hit the crossbar and ricocheted in. Kurian has scored in eight consecutive games. PCT kept pressure on after the goal, taking five shots from 14:27 through 22:32, including a saved Kurian attempt.
Harley Oliphant made a late save, and the Wildcats went into halftime ahead 1-0.
In the second half, Lobb scored in the 58th minute off of
Sierra Klinger's free kick, giving PCT a 2-0 lead. Lobb is also on a scoring streak, with a goal in the past three games. The Wildcats built pressure around the goal, with Lobb and
Gianna Gamble forcing saves before
Lily Persing added another shot on goal and the Wildcats earned three corners by 60:20.
Harley Oliphant made a save in the 76th minute to preserve the clean sheet as PCT closed out the 2-0 win.
Inside the box: Kurian scored her 14th goal of the season and led the Wildcats with six shots, putting two on goal. Lobb finished with a goal and an assist on three shots, including two on frame.
Harley Oliphant made two saves and recorded a shutout in her seventh victory on the year.
Sam Ridler recorded five saves in goal. Kaitlyn Frank led Penn State Abington with three shots and put two on goal.
Up next: Penn College completes its nonconference schedule on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., when the Wildcats travel to Dickinson.
