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THE DETAILS
Teams – Bloomsburg (3-3-1, 1-1-1 PSAC) vs. Concordia (1-5, 1-4 CACC)
When – Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
Where – Sports Stadium
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Live Stats
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Concordia Season Stats
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STORYLINE
The Bloomsburg University men's soccer team comes into Saturday's non-conference matchup looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat at Queens College of N.Y. on Wednesday. The Huskies are 1-1-0 at home this season, winning their last game at Sports Stadium, 2-0, vs. Chestnut Hill on Sept. 18.
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LAST TIME OUT
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Box Score) Bloomsburg dropped a 1-0 decision at Queens College on Wednesday night. The Clippers were on the board first scoring 10 minutes into the game to gain a 1-0 lead and snap the Huskies 310 minute shutout streak. Bloomsburg's best chance to score came in the 85th minute when
Nate Conrad out jumped Queens' goalie, Sean Geoghegan and put his head on a ball that appeared to be on it way to the net. However a Queens player was able to clear the ball and preserve the 1-0 lead. Queens outshot Bloomsburg 17-6. The Huskies held a 2-1 advantage in corner kicks.
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SCOUTING CONCORDIA
Concordia was selected to finish 11th in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Preseason Coaches Poll in August after finishing 2012 with a 6-8-1 overall record while going 4-6-1 in CACC play. Ovan Oakley is the only Concordia player to score multiple goals thus far on the year, tallying four scores in six games along with two assists for 10 points. Rasheem Eccleston, Victor Ruiz, Jonathan Short and Ishmeal Yemoh all have one goal apiece. Ruel Gordon has started all six matches and posted a 2.03 GAA in 531:06 in net. He has allowed 12 goals while making 27 saves. Luis Barajas has six saves in 40:21 of net time.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
Concordia leads, 3-1-0.
LAST MEETING
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Box Score) The last time these two schools met in men's soccer was on Aug. 30, 2008, when Bloomsburg won, 3-1, at Nyack College's Warrior Invitational.
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LEADING SCORERS
Fran Miller (Doylestown/Central Bucks East) leads the Huskies on offense with five total points off two goals and an assist.
Spencer Conrad (Enola/East Pennsboro) is second with one goal and an assist for three points.Â
Anthony Manero (Richboro/Council Rock North) leads Bloomsburg in assists with two.
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SHUTOUT STREAK SNAPPED
The Huskies saw an impressive shutout streak come to an end when Queens scored in the first half on Wednesday. To that point, Bloomsburg had not allowed a goal in just over 310 minutes of game time - a span of over three full games.
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UP NEXT
The Huskies return to PSAC competition by traveling west to Erie for a meeting at Gannon. That match gets underway on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 4:00 p.m.
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ROONGO'S REWARDS
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