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BLOOMSBURG- The No. 9 ranked Bloomsburg University field hockey team got back in the win column on a rainy Saturday afternoon, as they defeated Mercyhurst, 4-1, in a non-conference matchup.
 
The Huskies took control from the start of the game, recording six shots and four penalty corners in the first 15 minutes. In the 16^th minute of play, Tess Shelly (New Cumberland/Cedar Cliff) took a shot that was knocked down by Mercyhurst goalie Sam Takac only to have Abby Sauder (Mt. Joy/Donegal) put the rebound in the back of the cage for her first goal of the season.
 
Less than two minutes later, Sam Peters (Yeagertown/Mifflin County) put one past the goalie after a scramble in front of the cage, giving Bloomsburg a 2-0 lead. It would be Peters' second goal of the year.
Mercyhurst, cut the deficit in half, getting a goal from Nicolette Tomani just before halftime to cut the lead to 2-1.
 
The Lakers would come out strong to start the second half, recording several shots in the first few minutes, but Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown/Lower Dauphin) turned each attempt away in the cage. Bloomsburg would go on the offensive, and in the 45^th minute, Nikki Gattone (Reading/Muhlenberg) sent a shot from the top of the circle into the back of the cage to give the Huskies a 3-1 advantage.
 
Bloomsburg would strike again less than 10 minutes later as Whitney Kowski (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional) deflected a shot from Shelly past the goalie putting the Huskies on top, 4-1.
 
Cassel made 12 saves in the cage, which was the third-highest of her care­­er. Bloomsburg outshot Mercyhurst 17-15, as Peters lead the way with four shots.
 
The Huskies will host Seton Hill on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.