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EDINBORO, Pa. – A second half rally by the Bloomsburg women's soccer team fell short as the Huskies dropped a 4-2 decision at Edinboro's Sox Harrison Stadium on Tuesday evening.
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The Huskies trailed 3-0 at halftime, but two second half goals changed the complexion of the match.
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Bloomsburg (3-5, 2-5 PSAC) broke through in the 60th minute when
Jenna Fisher (Selinsgrove/Selinsgrove) tallied her fourth goal of the year. Fisher took the ball on a bounce and was able to find the net on a shot over the head of the Boro keeper.
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Eleven minutes later,
Tara Huber (Orefield/Parkland) struck to draw the Huskies to within a score. Huber's third goal of the season and 24th of her career moves the senior forward into ninth all-time in Huskies history.
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Edinboro (4-3, 2-3 PSAC) answered, however, by stemming the tide in the 77th minute. Liz Debo scored her second goal of the game on a header shot to allow the Fighting Scots to reclaim a two-goal lead.
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The hosts seized control early, scoring the first goal of the contest in the seventh minute. The Fighting Scots set up the score on a through pass from Becca Costello and Debo was able to finish for the goal. Edinboro struck again in the 16th minute, this time on a header goal from Ashley DeVito off a corner kick.
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The first half blitz was capped by a third goal when Brittany Shipley scored just 47 seconds before intermission.
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Edinboro held the edge in shots, 17-12, while Bloomsburg earned five corner kicks to Edinboro's four. Huber registered five shots to lead the Huskies offense.
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Victoria Albert (Clear Spring, MD/Clear Spring) played all 90 minutes in net and made one save for Bloomsburg. Meghan Kelly earned the win for Edinboro with four saves.
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Bloomsburg returns home to Sports Stadium on Thursday afternoon to host non-conference Davis & Elkins at 4:00 p.m.