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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – For much of the season, the Bloomsburg University women's soccer team has been oh-so-close to taking the next step in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), suffering a number of heartbreakers.
 
On Friday afternoon, the Huskies (6-6-1, 5-6-1 PSAC) put it all together, using a pair of goals from freshman Michelle Kinka (West Chester/Villa Maria Academy) to fuel a 3-1 upset victory at No. 24 Slippery Rock (8-3-1, 7-3-1 PSAC).
 
The win gives the Huskies their second triumph over a nationally ranked opponent this season after defeating then-No. 17 Gannon at home last month. It is the first time since the 2010 season that Bloomsburg has defeated multiple nationally ranked opponents in the same year.
 
The Rock, winners of five straight matches entering Friday and unbeaten at home in PSAC regular season matches for the past two years, got on the board first with a goal in the 16th minute by Ali Brosky. Brosky dribbled around her defender and scored from the top of the box for the early 1-0 lead.
 
Slippery Rock, the defending Atlantic Region champions, took that 1-0 edge into halftime, but the Huskies quickly scored the equalizer.
 
Kinka found the back of the net with her first collegiate goal 59 seconds into the second period, stealing a pass at the center of The Rock zone and firing past the keeper for the 1-1 tie.
 
The two squads were deadlocked until the 76th minute when Kinka struck again. This time the freshman brought in a pass from teammate Megan Carroll (Middletown/Middletown Area) following a throw-in from Hannah Miller (El Dorado Hills, CA/Oak Ridge) and shot through traffic in front, beating the keeper to the left of the net for what turned out to be the game-winner.
 
Kinka continued to put on the pressure in The Rock zone with a header shot in the 79th minute that was saved by SRU goalkeeper Annabelle Hegeman.
 
Ashley Sanchez (Lyndhurst/DePaul Catholic) gave Bloomsburg some insurance in the 87th minute, all but putting the game on ice after receiving a pass from Brooke Etter (Elizabethtown/Elizabethtown Area) and scoring to the right of the goal for her second tally of the season.
 
Bloomsburg goalkeeper Megan Deak (West Islip, NY/West Islip) made three saves over the final 15 minutes to keep the lead in tact and finished with eight total stops on the afternoon.
 
The Huskies return to action Saturday afternoon at California (PA) as PSAC play continues.
 
GAME NOTES: The three goals scored by the Huskies were the most against Rock keeper Annabelle Hegeman in 17 career games played by the sophomore … Slippery Rock held a 13-8 edge in shots … Kinka totaled four shots on the day while Sanchez had three … freshman Hannah Miller (El Dorado Hills, CA/Oak Ridge) picked up two assists, the first of her career ... The three goals were the most for the Huskies since a 3-0 win over Pitt-Johnstown on Sept. 20 … Slippery Rock had not allowed more than two goals in a game all season and had surrendered just five total goals to opponents this fall entering Friday's action… Bloomsburg improved to 3-2 on the road ... It is the first win for Bloomsburg over Slippery Rock since Sept. 17, 2010.