Griffins Shutout by #1 Shippensburg
The Griffin field hockey team closed out its season with a 4-0 loss at home to #1 Shippensburg on Saturday afternoon. Before the contest, six Griffin seniors were recognized. With the loss, the Griffins fall to 5-12 overall and 2-8 in PSAC play. Shippensburg got on the scoreboard quickly, taking a 1-0 lead less than two minutes into the contest. Shippensburg made it 2-0 at the 19:23 mark when they knocked in a rebound. The Raiders extended the lead to 3-0 with a goal less than five minutes later. Shippensburg took a 3-0 lead into the halftime break but it could have been more if not for Rececca Portillo's 15 saves in the first half. Shippensburg closed out the scoring with a goal eleven minutes into the second half. Portillo finished the contest with 23 saves.