Women’s Soccer Tops PSU Schuylkill; Earn First Victory of 2018 Season

Final	1	2	T
Penn State Schuylkill (1-4, 1-1 PSUAC)	0	0	0
Penn State Mont Alto (1-3, 1-1 PSUAC)	0	4	4

Scoring Summary

2nd - 49:05 - Team (Penn State Mont Alto)

2nd - 61:03 - Karina Padilla (Penn State Mont Alto)

2nd - 63:01 - Shania Atherton (Penn State Mont Alto)

2nd - 88:27 - Maddie Shirley (Penn State Mont Alto)

Game Leaders

Penn State Schuylkill

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: Alyssa Gerber - 2

Sv: Danielle Lilly - 12

Penn State Mont Alto

G: 4 Players (#6, #11, #14, #TM) - 1

A: Kara Newell - 2

Sh: Kara Newell - 7

Sv: Angel Schoonover - 2

Team Stats

Penn State Schuylkill

Penn State Mont Alto

Shots (on goal)

6 (2)

26 (16)

Saves

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

full stats

Posted: Sep 22, 2018

By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director

MONT ALTO, Pa. – The Penn State Mont Alto women's soccer team pieced together a complete team effort on Saturday with a convincing 4-0 victory over Penn State Schuylkill.

The Lions (1-3, 1-1 PSUAC) picked up their first victory of the season and first win for head coach Mary Miller, while also picking up their first shutout since October 6, 2016.

Karina Padilla (Biglerville, Pa. / Biglerville), Shania Atherton (Saint Thomas, Pa. / James Buchanan) and Maddie Shirley (Biglerville, Pa. / Biglerville) each netted a goal for Mont Alto as they also scored on a Schuylkill own goal. The victory was the Lions first conference win of the season for PSUMA. Goalkeeper Angel Schoonover (Woodhull, N. Y. / Jasper-Troupsburg) earned her first collegiate shutout finishing with a pair of saves.

The Penn State Schuylkill own goal got the scoring started in the 49^th minute, but Mont Alto certainly had its chances within the first half tallying 15 shots. The chances included a penalty kick that was pushed just left of the post by Maddie Shirley (Biglerville, Pa. / Biglerville) in the 40^th minute. The Lions forced PSU Schuylkill goalkeeper Danielle Lilly to make 11 first half saves.

After breaking the scoreless tie in the 49^th minute, Mont Alto continued to dominate the possession and added to its lead in the 61^st minute when Karina Padilla (Biglerville, Pa. / Biglerville) slotted the ball past the keeper after being sprung on a through ball by Kara Newell (Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg). Shania Atherton (Saint Thomas, Pa. / James Buchanan) scored her first collegiate goal minutes later when she connected with the back of the net on a Jesime Freet (Carlisle, Pa. / Carlisle) cross.

Maddie Shirley (Biglerville, Pa. / Biglerville) found the back of the net to complete the goal scoring during the 88^th minute as Newell finished the match with a pair of assists.

Mont Alto outshot Schuylkill 26-6, including a 15-1 advantage during the first 45 minutes. The team also attempted 10 corner kicks.

The Lions return to action on Sunday, September 30^th in a road match against Penn State Brandywine. The PSUAC contest is slated to begin at 3 p.m.