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Vitale's Goal Gives Lock Haven PSAC Title

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BLOOMSBURG—Lyndsay Vitale's (Fairview/Fairview) goal with 6:49 to play in the fourth overtime lifted the Bald Eagles of Lock Haven University to a 3-2 win over Bloomsburg University in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) women's soccer championship game Saturday afternoon.

Lock Haven improves to 15-1-3, while Bloomsburg goes to 15-3-1.

Vitale's goal came after a corner kick by the Bald Eagles was partially cleared by the Huskies. Vitale, though, was able to keep the ball just outside the box and then beat Bloomsburg goalie Amanda Lawler (Schnecksville/Parkland) with a shot to the upper right corner of the net.

Lock Haven dominated the play in the first half of a very physical game. Numerous yellow cards were issued to both teams with several players having to be helped from the field after taking some hard hits. The Bald Eagles had the best chance to score in the first half with 2:20 to play when Shannon Becker (Burham/Palisades) had a direct kick and her shot hit the left post and bounded out.

Bloomsburg broke through the scoring drought in the second half when Christine Krebs (South Burlington, VT/South Hero) scored on a low-liner shot from about 40 yards out at the 47:17 mark. Krebs was near the sideline when she let go the shot, which never really came up off the ground and got by Bald Eagle goalie Takiyah Thomas (Milton/Milton).

Lock Haven tied the score at 1-1 when Vitale scored at the 65:06 mark off an assist from Carlene Kratz (Wilkes-Barre/Bishop Hoban).

A few minutes later, Bloomsburg tried to tie the score but Thomas made a great diving stop of a shot by Renee Williams (Larksville/Wyoming Valley West).

Bloomsburg took the lead in the 80th minute when the Huskies were awarded a penalty kick after the Bald Eagles were called for a hand ball during a scramble in front of the net off a corner kick. Williams took the shot and beat Thomas with a kick to the right corner of the goal.

It looked as if the Huskies were going to win their second title in the last three years before Becker gave the Bald Eagles new life with a shot that beat Lawler in the left corner of the net with just 47 seconds left in the game. Becker took the shot after the Huskies failed to clear the ball from the box on a restart.

In the first three overtimes, both teams had a few good scoring opportunities, but were denied by the excellent play of the goalies. For the most part, the play was centered in the middle of the field as fatigue began to set in.

For Lock Haven, it is there second straight PSAC championship and second in school history.

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