The No. 4 Shippensburg University field hockey team defeated No. 2 Saint Anselm, 4-0, on Sunday at Widener University. It was SU’s third shutout in four games this season.
Shippensburg (4-0) scored once in each quarter, finishing with a 14-4 advantage in shots on goal and a 12-8 edge in penalty corners.
- First Quarter: Lilly Cantabene (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) scored her second goal of the season at 8:53.
- Second Quarter: Less than two minutes in, Mckenna Boyle (Millsboro, Del./Sussex Central) scored her second of the season. Saint Anselm switched goalkeepers after the goal.
- Third Quarter: Anne Gardner (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) scored off a penalty corner, assisted by Savannah Silvestre (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley).
- Fourth Quarter: Silvestre scored with 6:30 remaining, assisted by Hannah White (Princess Anne, Md./Washington).
Saint Anselm (2-3), the defending national champions, was limited to three penalty corners and no shots on goal through three quarters. They finished with five penalty corners in the fourth quarter.
Shippensburg goalkeeper Emma Albee (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) made four saves, all in the fourth quarter, to record her 18th career shutout.
Shippensburg will host Frostburg State at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Robb Sports Complex.
