Men's Soccer | 10/6/2015 2:29:00 PM
STORYLINEBloomsburg returns home after scoring a 3-2 win in overtime at Slippery Rock on Saturday, while American International is coming off of a 0-0 draw against Assumption College.
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ALL-TIME SERIESThis is the first meeting between Bloomsburg and American International.
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PSAC HONORÂ Â Â Â Midfielder
Nick Izzo (Frankford, DE/Indian River) was named PSAC East Athlete of the Week for his efforts last week. He recorded the game-winning goal and an assist in the Huskies win over Slippery Rock.
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LAST TIME OUT The Huskies recorded a 3-2 overtime win on the road against Slippery Rock. After a scoreless first half,
Josh Smith (Mechanicsburg/Mechanicsburg) got Bloomsburg on the board in the 50th minute. The Rock would respond by scoring twice in less than 45 seconds to a take a 2-1 lead in the 64th minute.
Anthony Cerda (Budd Lake, NJ/Mount Olive) would tie things up for the Huskies with a header off of a free kick from
Nick Izzo (Frankford, DE/Indian River), and eight minutes into the overtime period, Izzo put a shot in the upper left corner of the goal from 35 yards out to five Bloomsburg the win.
Jared Ott (Philadelphia/Archbishop Ryan) made five saves in goal.
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SCOUTING BLOOMSBURGThe Huskies 3-2 overtime win over Slippery Rock on Saturday gave them their eighth win of the season in just 10 games, which is four less games than it took to win eight games in 2014.
Austin Transue (Langhorne/Neshaminy) has a team-high six goals and 14 points in 2015, while
Anthony Cerda (Budd Lake, NJ/Mount Olive) is second with four goals and eight points. Overall 10 Huskies have scored on the season. In net, Ott has a 1.11 goals against average (GAA), and has made 26 saves.
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SCOUTING AMERICAN INTERNATIONALThe Yellow Jackets come into today's game with a record of 3-3-3 and are coming off of back-to-back ties against Southern Connecticut State and Assumption. Alec Cerguiera leads the team with six goals and 13 points, while Ed Sharman has a team-high two assists. In net, Sebastian Tamayo has allowed 13 goals and made 56 saves while playing every minute thus far in 2015.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULEThe Huskies travel to play at Notre Dame (OH) on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2:00 p.m.
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