Warriors Blowout Penn College in Season Opener

Selinsgrove, Pa. – The Lycoming College women’s soccer team took out its year-long frustration on Penn College Friday night disposing of the Wildcats 7-0 in the opening game of the Susquehanna Labor Day Classic in Selinsgrove, Pa.

The Warriors (1-0) fell one victory shy of a berth into the 2004 Freedom Conference playoffs after tying Wilkes University in the final game of the season.

Sophomore Danielle Curry (West Chester, Pa.), the reigning Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year, exploded for a pair goals and three assists to lead the offensive onslaught.  Freshman Stephanie Shearer (Reading, Pa.) benefited from two of Curry’s assists while setting up Curry’s second goal after the intermission.

Freshman Rebekah Shipe (Northumberland, Pa.) notched a pair of scores in the Lycoming’s five-goal first half wasting no time in living up to her reputation as a deadly striker after graduating from Northumberland Christian High School with 108 goals to her credit.

Senior Jennifer Darpino (Bensalem, Pa.) tallied the final goal of the contest.

The Warriors, only a season removed from setting a program record with 48 goals in 2004, are well on their way to eclipsing that mark just one game into the season.