Shippensburg University women’s soccer team hosted its final two home games of the season, losing to Lock Haven on Wednesday and beating East Stroudsburg on Saturday.
Shippensburg fell to Lock Haven, 2-0, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division matchup Wednesday night at David See Field.
Shippensburg had the advantage in corner kicks, 5-2, and outshot Lock Haven 6-5 in the second half but was unable to capitalize in the loss.
Lock Haven’s Olivia Hudson opened the scoring in the 16th minute off a low well-placed shot. Julia Tavares and Sydney Linus were credited with assists.
Maci Shaffer added to the Bald Eagle’s lead with a long-distance strike that found the upper 90 in the 60th minute.
Lock Haven tallied 11 total shots with six shots on goal, while Shippensburg had eight total shots with only three shots on goal.
SU redshirt junior goalkeeper Kirstin Brown recorded four saves on the night.
On Saturday, Shippensburg beat East Stroudsburg 2-0 in PSAC Eastern Division action at David See Field on Senior Day.
The Raiders’ victory was fueled by goals in each half from seniors Ryleigh Cook and Kaitlyn DiCandilo.
Cook scored the first goal via penalty kick in the 31st minute. The penalty resulted from a foul in the box on the ensuing corner kick, which allowed Cook to find the bottom right corner of the net.
DiCandilo scored her first goal of the 2025 season and third of her career in the eighth minute of the second half.
An ESU turnover in their own half started the attack for Shippensburg. The ball fell to Cook, who immediately laid the ball off to junior Ashley Hughes on the wing. Hughes played a low cross in front of the goal that was redirected by the left-sided midfielder into the top left corner.
Brown matched her season high with 10 saves and earned her third clean sheet of the season.
East Stroudsburg recorded more total shots (21), shots on goal (10) and corners (5) compared to Shippensburg (17, 6, 4 respectively) but came up empty handed.
The Raider’s record stands at 4-8-3 overall and 2-8-3 in conference play.
SU’s six seniors; Makayla Agosto, Cook, DiCandilo, Sammy Lerario, Claudia Hudson and Maegan Quinn were recognized prior to the match as part of Senior Day Saturday.
Cook and DiCandilo described the feeling of their last home game as “bittersweet.”
“It’s an incredible feeling to get to do this with the rest of the seniors and I’m going to miss playing here,” Cook said.
“We thought this day would never come… and I’m so glad we got the win,” DiCandilo said.
Both seniors expressed their faith in the rest of the team and said they trust them to show up, work hard and bring the same energy and effort.
With a career filled with so many memories, Cook said she will always remember the day as a special feeling.
Shippensburg’s final game of the season will be held on Wednesday at Kutztown at 3 p.m. at Keystone Field.
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