Shipe's Hat-Trick Leads Warriors to Victory

Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – Freshman Rebekah Shipe (Northumberland, Pa./Northumberland Christian) registered the first Warrior hat-trick of the season as Lycoming women’s soccer upended King’s College 4-0 on Tuesday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre.

The victory marked the third straight for Lycoming and improved its season record to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in the Freedom Conference.

After scoring 108 goals during her high school career, Shipe came to Lycoming with a reputation as a prolific goal-scorer.  So far, she’s living up to that billing.  Through six games this season, she’s racked up seven goals and an assist to tie for the team lead in points with sophomore Danielle Curry (West Chester, Pa./East), the reigning Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year.

Shipe opened the scoring in the 35^th minute off a pass from freshman Stephanie Shearer (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg).  Five minutes later, Shipe tallied goal number two courtesy of a service from senior Kaitlyn Prairie (Delran, N.J./Delran).  The crafty center midfielder now has three assists on the season.

Curry recorded her fifth goal of the season in the 59^th minute.  Freshman defender Lauren Kaczmarczyk (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) picked up the assist.

Shipe closed the scoring on an unassisted effort in the 69^th minute.

Lycoming is next in action on Saturday, September 24, at Elizabethtown College.  Game time is set for 5:00 p.m.