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BLOOMSBURG—The Bloomsburg University women's soccer team extended its winning streak to three straight with a 3-1 win over Chestnut Hill College on Tuesday afternoon at Steph Pettit Stadium in a non-conference matchup.
 
After dropping its first two matches of the season the Huskies posted their best scoring game of the season along with dominating the stat sheet offensively and controlling play for most of the game.
 
In the opening minutes of action the Huskies had two nice crossing passes from Steph Tuccio to teammates cutting in near the goal, but both times the passes were just off the mark.  Later Taylor Gerstenfield (Warminster/William Tennent) and Jenna Fisher (Selinsgrove/Selinsgrove) had shots that just missed wide of the goal as Bloomsburg controlled field position throughout the first half.
 
Finally in the 26th minute the Huskies broke through when Tuccio delivered a pass to the center of the box where the Griffins goalie Samantha Pauls came up to play it. She mishandled the ball however and Allie Camp (Beavertown/Midd-West) was there to gather the ball in and deliver an easy goal for the Huskies.
 
The Griffins got on the board late in the first half when Katherine Williams took a shot from 25 yards out that sailed just over the outstretched hands of Bloomsburg's goalie Megan Deak (West Islip, NY/West Islip), the PSAC Player of the Week for last week. The goal snapped a 284-minute shutout streak for the freshman making just her fourth collegiate start.
 
In the second half of play the Huskies again controlled field position getting of multiple shots that were either wide or saved by Pauls who finished with 14 saves.  Bloomsburg had a great scoring chance in the 66th minute when Ashley Sanchez (Lyndhurst/DePaul Catholic) sent a rocket towards the goal that hit the cross bar and just missed going in. Later in the half Jenna Fisher (Selinsgrove/Selinsgrove) had a nice crossing pass to Sanchez that Pauls made a nice save on.
 
The Huskies finally broke the tie in the 77th minute when Chrissy Hollan (Laurys Station/Parkland) took a direct kick. Her pass went to Brooke Etter (Elizabethtown/Elizabethtown Area) on the right side of the box. Etter then got off a hard shot that went off the head of a Chestnut Hill player and into the goal giving Bloomsburg a 2-1 lead.
 
Bloomsburg tacked on an insurance goal in the 86th minute when Sanchez took a pass from Camp and beat the keeper with a shot to the right corner.
 
Overall for the game the Huskies held a 24-8 edge in shots and a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks. Camp had a goal and an assist, while Deak made seven saves in goal for the Huskies.
 
Bloomsburg goes to 3-2 with the win, while Chestnut Hill falls to 0-4. The Huskies are back in action on Friday hosting Seton Hill at 3 p.m.