#9 Bloomsburg (2-4, 1-3 PSAC) vs. #3 Shippensburg (5-1, 3-1 PSAC)When: Saturday, Sept. 27, 11 a.m.
Where: Steph Petit Stadium, Bloomsburg, PAOnline Coverage: Live Stats STORYLINEThe Huskies look to get back on track at home after a pair of losses to nationally ranked PSAC opponents, Millersville and West Chester, last week.
LAST MEETING(Box Score) Shippensburg, the eventual national champion, ended the Huskies 2013 season with a 1-0 win in the PSAC semifinals on Nov. 8, 2013. Shippensburg pressured the Huskies getting three penalty corner chances in a four-minute stretch late in the first half. The first two corners resulted in no shots for the Raiders. On the third attempt, though, Lauren Taylor punched in her 15th goal on a shot from left of the cage during the 27th minute. On the play Taylor started the corner and got the ball back near the end line and put it in with a quick shot for the only goal of the game.
SCOUTING SHIPPENSBURGThe Lady Raiders come into this PSAC contest with a record of 5-1, posting a 3-1 mark in the conference. In six games so far they have outshot their opponents 107-32 and outscored their opponents 15-3. They are led offensively by senior forward Tori Ricker, who leads the team in points (16), goals (6) and points (12). Freshman goalie Ally Mooney has seen the majority of the time in net for Shippensburg, allowing only three goals and making 13 saves in five games.
ALL-TIME SERIESBloomsburg leads the all-time series 44-15-1.
LAST TIME OUT(Box Score) The Huskies were defeated by a score of 2-0 at the hands of No. 3 West Chester. The Golden Rams scored once in each half, altogether firing seven shots on goal.
Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin) made three saves in the cage. The Huskies had six total shots, four of them off the stick of
Felicia Domenici (Kunkletown/Pleasant Valley).
MAKING THE DEFENSE WORKIn six games so far this season, Bloomsburg has both outshot and outscored its opponents. The shot margin is 67-46 while the scoring total margin is 20-9.
THE CAGE IS HER CASSELSophomore goalie
Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin) has been solid in the cage so far for BU. In the two games she has started, she has allowed only two goals and made 14 saves.
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GOALS FOR EVERYONEBU has scored 20 goals as a team so far this season. Those goals have come from 11 different Huskies.
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