Lycoming News

Penn College Wildcats achieved a decisive 5-0 victory against the College of Notre Dame Gators in a United East women's soccer match on Saturday. The match, held in Baltimore, Maryland, saw the Wildcats remain unbeaten with a record of 3-0-1 in the United East and 10-0-4 overall. Meanwhile, the Gators' record fell to 1-2-1 in the conference and 2-7-1 overall.

The game was tightly contested during the first half, with neither team able to score. However, Penn College's offense found its rhythm in the second half. Sierra Klinger opened the scoring for the Wildcats with an unassisted goal in the 56th minute. Wiley Egan then scored twice consecutively in the 69th and 78th minutes, with Megan Kurian assisting on Egan's first goal.

Kurian continued her strong performance by scoring two more goals for Penn College. Her first goal came in the 86th minute with assistance from Cassie Johnson, marking Johnson's conference-best 12th assist of the season. Kurian completed her scoring with an unassisted goal in the 88th minute.

Throughout the match, Penn College dominated offensively, outshooting their opponents 48 to 3, including a significant advantage of 21 shots on-goal compared to just one from Notre Dame. They also led in corner kicks with a margin of nine to one.

Nicole Lichtinger contributed defensively by saving one shot to secure the win for Penn College.

The Wildcats are set to play again on Wednesday at 5 p.m., hosting Wilson College.