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BLOOMSBURG—The No. 15 Bloomsburg University women's lacrosse team dropped a 9-7 non-conference match up to No. 1 LIU Post Sunday at Sports Stadium coming back from an early 6-0 deficit.  Prior to the game Bloomsburg University and LIU Post took part in a pre-game Lax-4-Life recognition.
 
The Pioneers (7-0) started off the game with a 6-0 run in a 10 minute span of the first half.
 
Julie Falk (Millersville/Penn Manor) scored first for the Huskies (2-3) at 11:06 on a free position shot to make the score 6-1.  LIU Post answered back on a goal off a free position of their own to put them up 7-1.
 
Ashley Bossert (Ambler/Wissahickon) scored with 3:50 remaining in the half off a pass from Kelsey Metzler (Schwenksville/Perkiomen Valley) making the score 7-2.  Sam Mazzie (Barto/Boyertown), off a free position, shot one past the LIU Post goalie to bring the score to 7-3. The Pioneers added another goal with three seconds left to close out the half at 8-3.
 
BU turned it around during the second half and started chipping its way back into the game.  Falk had two goals less than a minute apart to give the Huskies some momentum for a comeback.
 
Falk first scored was during a man-up opportunity when Marisa Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) found her in front of the net to make the score 8-4 at 19:36.  With 18:47 on the clock Falk found the back of the net again bringing the Huskies within three goals at 8-5.
 
LIU Post scored its only goal of the second half with 15 minutes remaining to provide a 9-5 edge over the Huskies.
 
Bloomsburg had the last two goals of the game when Morgan Sherriff (Downingtown/Coatesville) and Patrice Coleman (Media/Penncrest ) both scored off free position shots.  Sherriff's came at 11:36 and Coleman's was with 4:50 on the clock to end the scoring of the game at 9-7.
 
Falk ended the game with a hat trick bringing her season total to 16.
 
Sara Bates (Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading River) made five saves in goal and had three ground balls.  Carly Ball (Lansdale/North Penn) caused two turnovers for the Huskies and had two ground balls.
 
For LIU Post, Ashley Olen scored four goals and added one assist, while Jackie Sileo scored once and added three helpers.  In goal Dominique Mosca recorded five saves. 
 
The Huskies held the Pioneers to their lowest scoring total of the season at nine goals and a one goal second half.  LIU Post came into today's game averaging 20.17 goals per game and had scored at least 16 in every game.
 
The two-goal difference was the closest game this season for the Pioneers who had been winning by an average of 12 goals per game.
 
Bloomsburg travels to No. 2 West Chester on Wednesday, March 27 for the first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference game of the season.  Game time is 4 p.m.