THE DETAILS
Bloomsburg (5-6-2, 4-6-2 PSAC) at Pitt-Johnstown (0-13-0, 0-12-0 PSAC)
Saturday, October 15, 2016 - 1:00 p.m.
Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Field - Johnstown, Pa.

GAME COVERAGE
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STORYLINE
Bloomsburg is coming off of a hard-fought loss to PSAC-rival Kutztown on Tuesday night and will be looking to get one back in the win column on Saturday when it travels to winless Pitt-Johnstown. The Huskies enter Saturday's contest with a 5-6-2 overall record and a 4-6-2 conference mark that has them in a tie for 11th place in the league standings - but only four points behind Shippensburg and IUP which are occupying the final two playoff spots. The Lady Cats, meanwhile, are 0-13 overall and 0-12 in the PSAC standings.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Bloomsburg and Pitt-Johnstown have met four previous times in the all-time series with the Huskies winning all four of those contests.

LAST TIME OUT
Bloomsburg fought hard against Kutztown on Tuesday night but fell a goal short, 1-0, at Steph Pettit Stadium. Kutztown scored a goal late in the first half when Cara Griffith one-timed a pass from Emily Zwiercan in the 36th minute. A late scoring opportunity by redshirt senior Maureen Leis (Erdenheim, Pa./Springfield Township) nearly tied the game, but her shot went wide and Kutztown ran out the clock in the final two minutes to close out the game. Kutztown outshot Bloomsburg, 15-9, for the contest. Sophomore goalkeeper Devon Haviland (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood) was impressive after tying a career-high with eight saves in the loss.

Pitt-Johnstown lost to Daemen, 3-1, on Tuesday in non-conference play. The Lady Cats outshot Daemen, 21-9, but could only get a Kyra Watkins goal in the 44th minute that, at the time, tied the game at 1-1. Daemen scored two unanswered goals late in the second half to win the contest. Goalkeeper Leigh Appolonia made the start in goal and posted one save.

LAST MEETING
The two teams last met on October 17 of last season, when the Huskies looked strong in a 4-0 victory against the Lady Cats. The offense was firing on all cylinders early in the game with three of Bloomsburg's four goals being scored in the first 15 minutes. Ashley Sanchez (Lyndhurst/DePaul Catholic) delivered first in the game with a shot from 18 yards out and Stephanie Tuccio (Exton/Bishop Shanahan) scored a header off of a corner kick just one minute later. Sanchez added a second goal during the spurt with Chrissy Hollan (Laurys Station/Parkland) scoring the final tally in the 79th minute. The Huskies outshot Pitt-Johnstown, 37-2. Leigh Appolonia stopped eleven Bloomsburg shots in the loss while Devon Haviland (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood) did not need to make a save to post the shutout.

SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg is in a battle to reach the PSAC playoffs as it finds itself in a tie for 11th in the conference standings with 14 points - one point behind Millersville, two points behind Mercyhurst, and four points behind Shippensburg and IUP which currently hold the final two playoff spots. The Huskies are 13th in the league in scoring average (1.15) but are tied for fifth in scoring defense (0.92). Sophomore Allie Barber (Pittston Township, Pa./Pittston Area) leads Bloomsburg with two goals and four assists for eight points on the season. She is tied for fifth in the PSAC with her four helpers. Freshman Megan Callan (Eldersburg, Md./Century) and sophomore Jessica Supp (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) have chipped in with two goals and one assist for five points apiece. Senior Jenna Fisher (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) has also scored a pair of goals on the season - both of which have been game-winners. Sophomore Devon Haviland (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood) has played every minute in goal this season and is 5-6-2 with a 0.87 goals against average and an .803 save percentage. She is sixth in the PSAC in goals against average and is tied for first in the league with five shutouts.

SCOUTING PITT-JOHNSTOWN
Pitt-Johnstown currently sits in last place in the PSAC standings with a record of 0-13 overall and 0-12 in league play on the season.  The Lady Cats have been outscored, 37-4, during the year. The team is led on offense by Kyra Watkins who has netted a goal and an assist for three points on the season. Marisa Lizins, Brooke Vollmer, and Kaitlyn Eckley have the other goals for the Mountain Cats. Leigh Appolonia has had most of the action in net this season. Appolonia has recorded a 2.78 goals against average while making 86 saves on the year.

UP NEXT
The Huskies will return to Steph Pettit Stadium - the final time during the regular season - for another conference matchup against East Stroudsburg on Wednesday, October 19 with a scheduled start time for 7:30 p.m.