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CALIFORNIA (Oct. 16) – Junior Erin Hogan (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) tied and broke the all-time school record for assists on Wednesday afternoon, as the No. 9 Vulcans posted a 5-0 shutout victory against Mansfield in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play.

With the win, the California University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team extends its winning streak to 10 games and improves to 10-2-1 overall. The Vulcans also remain in first place in the league standings with 30 points behind a 10-1 conference record. Meanwhile, the Mountaineers fall to 4-8-1 this season with a 3-8-1 mark in league action.

Hogan tied her career high with five points on one goal and three assists, marking the third three-assist game of her career. With her performance, she surpassed the school record of 35 assists set by Hall of Famer Kim Kottmeier (1992-95). Hogan ranks second in the PSAC this year with 11 assists after leading the league in assists the last two seasons. A three-starter, she already is fourth in PSAC history with 37 career assists with Heather Orman (1994-97) of Lock Haven holding the league record at 47 assists.

The Vulcans scored the opening goal of the game in the 29th minute when junior Haley Henderson (Pickering, Ontario/Dunbarton) scored her team-leading sixth goal of the year from just inside the goalie box with assists from freshman Danielle Kearns (Gibsonia, Pa./Deer Lakes) and Hogan.

Cal U led 1-0 for the majority of the game before erupting for four goals in the last 12 minutes of the game. Hogan tied her career high with her fourth goal of the season off a feed from junior Chelsea Crockett (Gilmanton, N.H./Gilford) at the 77:47-mark before junior Megan Politowski (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) scored on a header off a corner kick by Hogan in the 83rd minute. At the 85:58-mark, freshman Selena Fushimi-Karns (Dublin, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne) recorded the first goal of her career and junior Bethany Smyda (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) closed the scoring with a goal off a cross by Hogan with 19 seconds left in regulation,

Smyda now ranks seventh all-time in school history with 23 goals and 62 points.

Freshman goalkeeper Meghan Jayes (New Albany, Ohio/New Albany) recorded her third shutout of the season, making one save against Mansfield. The Vulcans out-shot the Mountaineers by a 20-1 margin and posted a 7-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Cal U returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 19, when it travels to face Kutztown at 1 p.m.