Field Hockey | 10/9/2015 11:03:00 AM
STORYLINEThe Huskies are looking to snap a four-game slide, while West Chester has won three straight games.
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LAST TIME OUTMary Spisak scored two goals and assisted on another to lead No. 4 West Chester to a 4-1 victory over visiting No. 8 Limestone last Sunday. West Chester also got one goal and one assist from Rachal Toppi and a pair of assists from Alexis Versak. Limestone spoiled Rams goalkeeper Brianna Magner's attempt at her first career shutout with a tally in the 69th minute.
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Bloomsburg lost to No. 5 Kutztown on Wednesday, 2-1, in OT.
Eleanor Kirby (Garnet Valley/Garnet Valley) scored the Huskies goal in the 66th minute. Goalie
Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin) made nine saves, while
Tess Shelly (New Cumberland/Cedar Cliff) had two defensive saves.
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LAST MEETINGIn 2014 the Golden Rams beat the Huskies twice, both by scores of 2-0. In the second meeting the Golden Rams scored two first half goals to earn the win with Rachal Toppi getting both scores. Her first goal came in the 13th minute with her second goal in the 26th minute.
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ALL-TIME SERIESWest Chester leads the all-time series between the teams, 6-4.
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SCOUTING BLOOMSBURGAs a team the Huskies have scored 23 goals with
Sam Peters (Harrisburg/Mifflin County) and
Whitney Kowski (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional) scoring five each to lead the team.
Eleanor Kirby (Garnet Valley/Garnet Valley) is second with three goals, while
MacKenna Mahan (Selinsgrove/Selinsgrove) has two goals and one assist for five points. Goalie
Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin) has a goals against average of 1.20 and a saves percentage of .866. She has made 97 saves this season, an average of 8.08 per game.
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SCOUTING WEST CHESTERThe Golden Rams are led in scoring by Rachal Toppi with 10 goals and two assists for 22 points, while Marnie Kusakavitch is second with nine goals and three assists for 21 points with Davie Paustian third with seven goals and two assists for 16 points. Mary Spisak leads the team with seven assists. Goalie Sarah Krause has a 1.15 goals against average and a .769 saves percentage in eight games. Brianna Magner has a 1.66 GAA with a .727 saves percentage in five games.
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NEXT UPThe Huskies are back in action on Tuesday at 3 p.m. visiting Seton Hill.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT AT BLOOMSBURGBloomsburg will be the site of the 2015 NCAA Division II National Championships from Nov. 20-22.
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