KUTZTOWN, Pa. – There's nothing better than winning the regular season finale to gain momentum heading into the postseason. A positive add on is when it is on senior day and the senior class can go out on top. That's what happened Saturday afternoon as third-ranked Kutztown defeated Roberts Wesleyan 5-0 in a non-conference game at Andre Reed Stadium.
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Prior to the game, head coach
Marci Scheuing and her staff recognized seven Golden Bears for senior day, including
Juliana Donato (Cedarville, N.J./Schalick),
Megan Doyle (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown),
Sarah Gatehouse (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson),
Mia Kepler (Wall Township, N.J./Wall),
Greenleigh McGehee (New Tripoli, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh),
Danielle Panati (West Chester, Pa./Unionville) and
Mia Simpson (Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette).
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The Golden Bears (13-4 overall) concluded the regular season on a three-game win streak.
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McGehee, Donato, Gatehouse and Kepler all had their hands in the victory and Doyle, Panati and Simpson all started and helped lead to victory.
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McGehee netted two goals, the first of the game coming just 1:52 into the contest, and the last goal of the game, coming with just 2:48 remaining. Donato finished with a goal and an assist and recorded her 29th career assist along the way, putting her in solo possession of third in program history. Gatehouse found the back of the cage in the third quarter on an assist by
Paige Bucher (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest), and
Erin Gonzalez (East Earl, Pa./Garden Spot) tallied a goal and an assist, assisting on McGehee's second goal.
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Kepler was not forced into action, but earned her 13th career shutout and 30th victory. She is 11-2 this season. KU finished with 34 shots, 26 of them on cage, and only allowed one shot overall, none on cage. Kutztown also held a 24-0 advantage in penalty corners.
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Kutztown earned the three seed in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference tournament and will host the sixth seed, Mansfield, on Monday evening at 5 p.m., in a quarterfinal round game at Andre Reed Stadium.
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