Shippensburg University’s women’s soccer team travelled to Shepherd University on Wednesday to face the No. 5 Shepherd Rams in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division contest.
It was the 21st meeting between the two teams, which resulted in a 1-1 draw.
The draw earned Shippensburg a valuable road point against the defending conference champions.
Shippensburg is now 1-0-2 overall and 0-0-2 in conference play.
The Raiders jumped out to an early lead just over 5 minutes into the game because of a breakaway goal by forward Lannah Werynski. Werynski now has two goals in the first three games of the season.
Shepherd answered back in minute 22, when forward Reagan Ackermann toe-poked a shot past goalkeeper Kirstin Brown. Brown was kept busy in the goal all afternoon, accumulating 10 saves on the day.
Both teams had opportunities later in the game, but neither side could find the back of the net.
Shippensburg mostly played defense in the second half in an effort to hold off an attack from Shepherd. The pressure by the Rams totaled 30 shots and 11 corners throughout the game compared to the Raiders’ 3 and 0, respectively.
In the final few minutes, junior forward Ashley Hughes made a run to the Shepherd goal but was called offside. Only a minute later, Shepherd was awarded a free kick just outside the box, but the shot from Ackermann banged off the crossbar before being cleared.
Shippensburg returns this week with two matches at home. They will face Bloomsburg at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, and Millersville at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 20.
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