KUTZTOWN, Pa. --Â No. 1 Kutztown field hockey extended its perfect season Saturday, powering past Mansfield 4-1 at Andre Reed Stadium to improve to 13-0.
Freshman
Anna Harris (Reston, Va./South Lakes) opened the scoring at 3:25 in the first quarter, capitalizing off a feed from sophomore
Julia Traynor (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen). Senior
Rachel Galasso (Sweet Valley, Pa./Lake Lehman) extended the Golden Bears' (13-0, PSAC 4-0) lead at 14:59, finding the back of the cage on a hard shot off an assist from junior
Marlee Fetrow (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone).
Kutztown continued to build its advantage in the second quarter. Sophomore
Bree Zoccolo (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) scored at 23:45Â finishing a feed from senior
Paige Bucher (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) before PSAC-leading goal scorer junior
Marissa Rice (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) capped the first-half scoring at 28:43, converting a pass from Fetrow to give the Golden Bears a 4-0 lead.
Mansfield (5-8, PSAC 1-3) responded at 34:24, but KU's defense held firm for the remainder of the contest. The Mountaineers' goalkeepers combined for nine saves, including five in the fourth quarter, while Kutztown finished with 19 shots and 14 penalty corners.
The Golden Bears now face a challenging stretch, with their next three matchups coming against ranked opponents: No. 6 West Chester, No. 4 Shippensburg and No. 2 East Stroudsburg. Kutztown travels to West Chester on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. matchup.
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