The Pitt-Johnstown men's and women's soccer teams will host a PSAC doubleheader against Shippensburg University, Saturday afternoon at the Pitt-Johnstown soccer field.  The men will kick-off at noon, with the women's game to follow at 2:30 p.m.
 
Head Coach Eric Kinsey's Mountain Cats fell to 2-8-0 overall and 0-5-0 in the PSAC after Wednesday's 4-0 loss at Slippery Rock.  The Rock broke a scoreless halftime tie with four unanswered second half goals.  Pitt-Johnstown also suffered a 1-0 non-conference loss at Shepherd (WV) and a 3-2 setback at Washington Adventist (MD) last weekend.
 
Head Coach Jeremy Spering's (11^th season) Shippensburg Raiders have won four straight matches and are 8-2-0 overall and 4-1-1 in the PSAC.  Shippensburg, receiving votes in the NSCAA National Poll, defeated Seton Hill, 2-1, last Saturday and Bloomsburg, 2-1, on Wednesday.  Cole Kropnick and Patrick Luebben accounted for the Raiders' goals in Wednesday's win over the Huskies.
 
Last season, Kropnick scored less than a minute into the match, and Jan Striewe added a goal 11 minutes later in the Raider's 2-0 victory in Shippensburg on October 7.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will host a PSAC match against East Stroudsburg next Friday at 3:30 p.m., before traveling to conference matches at Seton Hill on Oct. 14 and at California (PA) on Oct. 17.
 
 
 
Pitt-Johnstown, 4-7-0 overall and 4-6-0 in the PSAC under Coach Vito Addalli, suffered a 2-1 loss at Slippery Rock on Wednesday.  Kyra Watkins' penalty kick goal in the 76^th minute tied it, but The Rock answered with the match-winner four minutes later.  Pitt-Johnstown also defeated Clarion, 1-0, on Sam Roberts goal on September 26.

Coach Rob Fulton's (3^rd year) Raiders, 5-5-0 overall and 4-5-0 in the PSAC, have lost four straight matches, including a 2-1 overtime setback to Seton Hill last Saturday and a 3-0 loss to Bloomsburg on Wednesday.

Last year, Marisa Lizins and Kaitlyn Eckley scored first half goals to give Pitt-Johnstown a lead, but Shippensburg scored four unanswered goals, including a pair from Izzy Weigel, in a 5-2 Raiders' win.

Pitt-Johnstown will host a PSAC match against East Stroudsburg on Friday at 1 p.m., before traveling to a conference match at Seton Hill on October 14.