Langhorne, Pa.- The Penn St. Berks Women's Soccer Team closed out the regular season by taking down Cairn University, winning by a score of 5-1 on Saturday, Oct 26.  

Berks (7-8-2 Overall, 6-1-1 UEC) capitalized on an early Highlanders (5-8-1 Overall, 5-3 UEC) mistake, taking a 1-0 lead off an own goal in the third minute. Paige Thomas extended that advantage in the ninth minute, driving into a dangerous position and blasting a shot into the back of the net. Having captured the momentum, the Lions struck again in the 21st minute. Adriana Lepera played a ball into the box, finding Autumn Levengood. Levengood perfectly placed a shot into the back of the net, making the score 3-0. Cairn answered back, capitalizing on a penalty kick to make the score 3-1. Berks responded in the 41st minute. Ashley Jocham and Levengood used a combination of passes to set up Lepera for her first goal of the game. The Lions led 4-1 at the half.  

The Blue & White added on to their advantage in the 57th minute. Thomas found Lepera in space and she blasted a shot into the net for her second goal of the game. The Lions would fire 16 total second half shots, but they could not add on their lead.  

WHO'S NEXT  

The Lions have clinched the #4 seed in the United East Championship Tournament, earning a first-round bye. Berks will host a quarterfinal game against the highest remaining seed on Saturday, Nov. 2.  

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