HTML BOX SCOREBLOOMSBURG—The Bloomsburg University women's soccer team dropped its 2015 season opener on Thursday, 3-0, to West Chester University at Steph Pettit Stadium. The start of the game was delayed 90 minutes due to a thunderstorm which rolled through the area shortly before play was to start. The game was also the first for new Huskies head coach
Matt Haney.
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Play was back and forth in the early going with neither team getting a good look at the goal. Then in the 15
th minute West Chester's Erica Hansen delivered a shot to the back left corner of the net to put the visitors up 1-0.
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The score stayed 1-0 till the 44
th minute of action when Tayler Jamison took a shot that was blocked by Huskies goalie
Devon Haviland (Warminster/Archbishop Wood). West Chester's Kara Pavel then came in and drilled the rebound from the 18 yard line to make it 2-0 at the break.
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In the second half the Golden Rams added an unassisted goal in the 65
th minute by Haley Mangiarug.
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Havliand stopped three shots in her first collegiate start for Bloomsburg, while West Chester's Alex Srolis earned the shutout with three saves.
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Bloomsburg is 0-1 on the year, while West Chester goes to 1-0. The Huskies play at Millersville on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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