Women's Soccer
2008 Game Recaps
 

last updated 10/07/2008 04:40 PM

Oct. 7, 2008
Kutztown 3, Shippensburg 2
BOXSCORE

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Carolynne Kahl (so. Bethel/Tulpehocken) scored twice in the second half as the Kutztown University women’s soccer team won its eighth straight game with a 3-2 victory over Shippensburg University Tuesday at Keystone Field.

Carolynne Kahl

The win was the Golden Bears’ fourth straight in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East play.

Chelsea Bressler (fr. Cleona/Annville-Cleona) had her part in all three goals, assisting on two and setting up another by drawing a foul in the box.

Her final assist, a short pass to her right to Kahl, set up the game-winning shot. Kahl’s kick across the face with 18:08 remaining sealed the Golden Bears’ eighth consecutive win — tying the school record set in 2004.

Bressler assisted Shannon Pennock (fr. Mansfield, N.J./Northern Burlington) early in the game, taking a long pass from Nina Zerrer (fr. Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) and dribbling along the right sideline. Bressler cut toward the box, surveyed and sent a crossing pass along the grass to Pennock, who after one touch, kicked it back across the face of the goal for the 1-0 first-half lead.

Shippensburg (9-5-0, 3-4-0 PSAC East), tied with KU (8-3-1, 4-2-1 PSAC East) in the Atlantic Regional rankings at No. 3, knotted the score at 1-1 with 18 second left in the first half. Rachel Jeffrey headed in a corner kick from Lauren Estrain for the equalizer.

KU bounced back early in the second half, as Bressler controlled a loose ball and sprinted on toward goal; however, a Shippensburg defender took her down, setting up Kahl’s penalty kick.

The 2-1 lead was short-lived as Shippensburg’s Gayle Kuntzmann scored 21 seconds later at the 49:31 mark.

Shippensburg applied pressure late and hit a crossbar in the process, but KU’s Steph Addleman (fr. Chambersburg/Chambersburg) made five saves to secure the win.

"It is hard to put into words how I am feeling right now, but I can say that I am absolutely thrilled with our second-half performance," KU coach Erik Burstein said. "Overall, it was not the best we have played, but at the half we asked the girls for more effort, and they certainly did not disappoint. The most impressive thing about this team at the moment is that they are never satisfied. They always want to be better than their last performance. And with that attitude, we can certainly achieve great things."

The Golden Bears will PSAC East contest against West Chester at Keystone Field. The game against the No. 1-ranked team in the Atlantic Region will kick off at 2:30 p.m.