Shippensburg University field hockey traveled to Kutztown this past Saturday, where the Raiders lost their last regular-season game. 

The Raiders finished their regular season with a 14-3 overall record, going 6-3 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). 

Saturday, the Golden Bears shut out the Raiders and won 2-0. 

KU freshman Julia Traynor scored the first goal early in the first quarter, which remained the only point on the scoreboard until the final two minutes of the game. 

In the last two minutes, KU sophomore Ellie Myers took advantage of the team’s final penalty corner with a lifted shot toward the goal. Her teammate, junior Jessica Traynor, redirected the rebound off graduate goalkeeper Emma Albee’s pads to secure the victory. 

Overall, the game resulted in minimal scoring opportunities, and although the Golden Bears came out on top, the Raiders produced more shots. SU had six shots, and three were on goal. KU had four shots with only two on goal. 

Most of Shippensburg’s scoring opportunities came late in the game. Two of the Raiders’ shots were taken at the end of the third quarter, less than two minutes apart. Sophomore Elaina Fragassi attempted first, but the shot went too high. Following that, sophomore Anne Gardner took a chance at goal and was stopped by the KU goalkeeper.

Gardner had two more chances to put SU on the board in the fourth quarter, but each shot was saved. 

The team’s closest shot came from junior Carme Caracotche Picone during a penalty corner in the last five minutes of the game, almost tying the score up. However, the shot went just wide enough past the right side of the cage for another miss.

KU’s victory marks the first time since 2007-08 that the Golden Bears have won back-to-back contests against Shippensburg. 

Tuesday, the Raiders will host Bloomsburg in the PSAC quarterfinal round at 4 p.m. at Robb Sports Complex. SU is entering the tournament as the No. 3 seed. 

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