Women's Lacrosse | 4/21/2015 2:57:00 PM
#20 BLOOMSBURG (7-6, 6-4 PSAC) vs. IUP (9-6, 7-3 PSAC)
Wednesday, April 22 - 4:00 p.m.
Steph Pettit Stadium
Online Coverage - Live Stats STORYLINEThe Huskies look to snap a three-game skid when they welcome conference foe IUP on Wednesday. Bloomsburg sits one game behind IUP in the PSAC standings.
SCOUTING IUPThe Crimson Hawks come into today's matchup with a 9-6 record including a 7-3 conference mark. They are also receiving votes to in the national Top 20 this week. IUP has lost two of its last three including a 19-11 setback to nationally-ranked Mercyhurst on April 14. IUP's most recent victory came in the form of a 14-9 win at home against Shippensburg last Friday. IUP dropped its last contest, 14-8, vs. West Chester on Saturday.
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Offensively the Hawks are paced by junior attack Amy Weinberg, who is the team leader in both points (69) and assists (58). Sophomore Kim Hooven leads the team with 46 goals on the year and has tallied 52 points. In the cage, the
Crimson Hawks lean on freshman Angela Lontoc who has appeared in all 15 games including 12 starts and has a goals against average of 11.45 and has made 100 saves in over 600 minutes of action. IUP comes into Wednesday's matchup with an average of 9.20 saves per game, third best in the PSAC.
FALK TOPPLES SCHOOL RECORDOn Saturday against No. 7 Mercyhurst, senior attack
Julie Falk (Millersville/Penn Manor) put herself atop the all-time scoring list for Bloomsburg lacrosse. She came into the contest with 191 career goals, and late in the contest netted No. 196 to claim the record. The goal toppled Georgia Carinci's career goals record of 195, which had stood since 2004.
HANGING TOUGH IN THE CAGEThe tandem of
Brittany Hagerty and
Abbey Burnett (Frederick, MD/Walkersville) have been strong in the cage for BU. They have compiled a combined save percentage of .454, good for fourth in the PSAC.
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MULTIPLE HUSKIES CHALK UP DOUBLE-DIGIT POINTSThere are seven Huskies who have notched 10 or more points on the year. They are
Julie Falk (Millersville/Penn Manor) (54),
Marisa Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) (37),
Brigid Kyne (Newtown Square/Marple Newtown) (32),
Carly Ball (Lansdale/North Penn) (22),
Taylor Turner (Corning, N.Y./Corning West) (21),
Morgan Sherriff (Downingtown/Coatesville) (17) and
Patrice Coleman (Media/Penncrest ) (11).
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