Langhorne, PA - Cairn (2-1, 0-0 United East) won their second straight game with a 9-0 win
over Penn State-Schuylkill (0-1, 0-0 PSUAC) Wednesday afternoon inside the Stillman Athletic
Complex.
Sophomore
Ella Quince (Morrisville, PA / Morrisville) wasted no time getting on the scoreboard,
as the midfielder/forward scored the Highlanders' first two goals; the first (9'), assisted by
freshman
Paityn Smith (Lancaster, PA / Penn Manor), and the second (17') assisted by junior
Juliana Condurso (Brick, NJ / Calvary Academy). The Cairn offense exploded from there, as
senior captain
Paige Noble (Egg Harbor Township, NJ / Atlantic Christian) and junior forward
Josey Smith (Levittown, PA / Pennsbury) each scored a goal in the 19th minute to extend the
lead to 4-0. In the 25th minute, defender
Abby Mellinger (Telford, PA / Dock Mennonite) assisted
freshman
Paityn Smith for her first collegiate goal. Highlander goalkeeper
Rhian Erspamer
(Valparaiso, IN / Victory Christian) saved two shots to end the half to keep the Highlander lead
5-0.
Sophomore
Dana Brimacombe (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada / International School of Qingdao)
opened the second period with a goal in the 47th minute, and
Josey Smith scored her second
goal of the match (63') off an assist from teammate
Ella Quince. With a 7-0 lead, Condurso got
on the board (78') and junior Abby Gatesman (Greenwood, AR / Greenwood) scored her first
goal of the season (80') to end the game in a 9-0 victory for the Highlanders.
Cairn recorded 34 shot attempts, 24 on goal, to the Nittany Lions' 9, and 4 on goal. Cairn
remains in the Stillman Athletic Complex for their next match against John Jay College (0-2, 0-0
CUNYAC) at 4pm this Saturday (9/12).
