LANGHORNE, Pa. – After a thrilling win over No. 4 Messiah the night prior, Penn State Harrisburg's women's soccer team returned to conference play and kept rolling with a 4-0 shutout victory over United East foe Cairn on Wednesday night, Oct. 15.


Diana Pon and Katelyn Monette each recorded three total points thanks to a goal and an assist, while Ava Myers and Ava Fox added one goal apiece. The defense was also stout and did not allow a single shot on the night en route to recording the team's ninth shutout of the season.


For the second straight night, Pon got the scoring started by converting a penalty kick. Her marker in the 10th minute gave the Lions (10-5-2, 6-0-0 United East) a lead they wouldn't relinquish.


Penn State Harrisburg added to its lead early in the second half when Myers finished off a pretty cross from Pon with one touch into the right side of the net to make it 2-0 in the 50th minute. Fox pushed the advantage to three when she buried a goal in the 66th minute off a find from Monette before the latter capped off the game's scoring with a strike from left of goal with 12:04 to play.


NOTABLES
- The Lions outshot Cairn 32-0 overall and 19-0 in shots on goal.
- Penn State Harrisburg finished with a 9-0 advantage in corner kicks.
- The shutout was the ninth of the season for Penn State Harrisburg and the team's fourth straight clean sheet.
- The Lions have yet to surrender a goal in conference play.
- Pon netted the game-winning goal for the third time in as many games. Her latest marker moved her into sixth place on the program's all-time scoring list.
- Thanks to her goal and assist, Monette increased her point total to 11 on the year.
- Myers' marker was her first of the fall.
- Fox's goal was her third of the season.


WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions continue conference play when they host United East foe Wilson on Saturday afternoon.


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