Box Score

Penn St.-Abington PSAW (12-6-2)

Penn St.-Harrisburg PSHW (10-5-4)

Penn St.-Abington PSAW

(12-6-2)

Final

Nov. 06, 2024

Penn St.-Harrisburg PSHW

(10-5-4)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Penn St.-Abington PSAW	1	0	1
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSHW	2	2	4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | 11/6/2024 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Harrisburg in United East Semifinals

Middletown, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's soccer team saw its season come to an end after falling to Penn State Harrisburg, 4-1, in the United East Conference (UEC) semifinals on Wednesday night at the Harrisburg Turf Field. Abington concluded its season with a 12-6-2 record with its 12 victories the most since winning 14 in 2015.

Score: Penn State Harrisburg 4, Penn State Abington 1
Records: Penn State Abington (12-6-2) | Penn State Harrisburg (10-5-4)
Location: Middletown, Pa. (PSH Turf Field)

Goal Scorers
Madison McDowell – PSA (15') | Ava Fox – PSH (19') | Serenity Hill – PSH (21') | Diana Pon – PSH (66') | S. Hill – PSH (83')

How It Happened

* Abington scored the game's first goal when senior Madison McDowell launched a free kick towards the net as the ball curved past the Harrisburg keeper for the score. It marked McDowell's 26^th goal of the season as the Nittany Lions took a 1-0 lead in the 15^th minute.

* Minutes later, Harrisburg tied the game off a score by Ava Fox in the 19^th minute. Harrisburg grabbed the lead moments later when Serenity Hill scored the first of her two goals in the 21^st minute.

* The Harrisburg defense limited Abington to just two shots in the opening half and none in the second. Harrisburg increased its lead to 3-1 when Diana Pon scored in the 66^th minute. Later in the half, Hill scored her second goal of the game off a penalty kick in the 83^rd minute.

Inside the Box Score

* McDowell's first half goal marked her 26^th in her record-breaking season that also included 10 assists and 62 points. She concludes her career as the program's all-time leading scorer with 26 goals and 115 points. McDowell also totaled 19 career assists which is tied for most all-time.

* Senior Rachel Wilfrid made 10 saves in net for the Nittany Lions as she increased her career total to 236. Wilfrid finishes her career with the second most saves all-time. In addition, Wilfrid finished the season with a 1.04 goals against average marking the fourth lowest GAA in a single season.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the ninth meeting between Abington and Harrisburg since the start of the 2011 season. Abington is now 2-7-0 versus Harrisburg in the all-time series.

Abington in the Postseason
The Nittany Lions were appearing in the semifinals for the first time since 2015. Abington is now 6-6-3 in the postseason all-time.

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	PSAW	PSHW
Goals	1	4
Shots	2	28
Shots on Goal	2	15
Saves	10	1
Corners	1	7
Offsides	0	5
Fouls	15	4

Scoring Summary
Scoring Team	Scoring Play
Score at 14:31
	Madison McDowell GOAL by Penn St.-Abington Madison McDowell (FIRST GOAL)
Score at 18:52
	Ava Fox GOAL by Penn St.-Harrisburg Ava Fox
Score at 20:32
	Serenity Hill Assisted By: Diana Pon GOAL by Penn St.-Harrisburg Serenity Hill, Assist by Diana Pon
Score at 65:15
	Diana Pon Assisted By: Katelyn Monette GOAL by Penn St.-Harrisburg Diana Pon, Assist by Katelyn Monette
Score at 82:20
	Serenity Hill Penn St.-Harrisburg Serenity Hill PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 0 for season.