Lock Haven defeated the Shippensburg University women’s soccer team 2–0 on Sunday afternoon from the Stern Athletic Complex at Lock Haven University. 

The Raiders struggled to mount any sort of offense in the game, totaling only six shots, two of which were on goal, in the loss. The team has not been able to maintain offensive consistency to start this season.

The offense’s struggles on Sunday came just two days after they defeated Gannon University 3–2. The Raiders are averaging 1.9 goals per game this season, and Sunday proved to be the second time in seven games this season that the team failed to score a goal. 

Sophomore goalkeeper Delaney Shifflett put in a strong effort in goal, but the lack of offensive production did not help her case, and she was saddled with the loss. She allowed two goals, but made 12 saves and was constantly being peppered with shots from the Lock Haven offense on Sunday afternoon. 

Lock Haven totaled 23 shots, with 14 of them being on goal. Shifflett has made a lot of improvements this season, resulting in a 1.00 goals against average and a 0.883 save percentage so far. 

Lock Haven opened up the scoring in the 28th minute with a goal by Haleigh Swam — her third goal of the season. Swam tallied another goal in the 72nd minute that put the game away. Freshman midfielder Laura Fazzini was the leader on offense for SU, totaling three shots on the day and one on goal.

SU currently sits in ninth place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) standings. However, the squad is just one point behind East Stroudsburg, the team the Raiders play on Wednesday. 

The Raiders (5-2, 4-2 PSAC) look to rebound from their lackluster performance in Sunday’s game when they take on the East Stroudsburg Warriors (4-2-1, 4-1-1 PSAC) on Wednesday in a matchup that could have major implications in the early standings.

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