Lycoming College

Coming from Northumberland Christian, which graduates about 20 students per year, Bekah Shipe may have been a bit overlooked before she joined the Lycoming women's soccer team. That all changed, though, after her freshman year, when the forward tied for the Freedom Conference lead in scoring with 28 points. Earning first-team all-conference honors, Shipe finished third in the league in goals. It was just the beginning of one of the greatest careers in the history of the program, as she finished her career as the only player in school history to earn three all-conference awards. As a junior, after finishing fifth in the league in goals (11) and third in points per game (1.69), she earned Second Team All-Commonwealth Conference honors and duplicated the feat as a senior when she finished sixth in the league with nine goals. She also became the school's all-time leader in points and goals during the season-opener as a senior, scoring twice against Mary Washington to surpass Donna Mongiello's marks of 26 goals and 66 points. She finished her career holding school records for points (85), goals (34) and game-winning goals (9), while also being in the top five in four other career categories and eight single-season ones. She was named the Lycoming Female Athlete of the Year in 2009. She is second in school's career record book in assists (17) and games started (65) and the only player in school history with three 20-point seasons (28, 2005; 27, 2007; 22, 2008) and two 10-goal seasons (12, 2005; 11, 2007). She recorded two hat tricks in her career (2005 at King's; 2007 vs. Cedar Crest) and one three-assist game (2007 vs. Penn State-Berks). A member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll and MAC Sportsmanship Team in 2008, Shipe went on to serve as an assistant for the Warriors for one season before moving on to earn a master's in art history, criticism and conservation from the University of Cincinnati in 2012.