THE DETAILS
#3 Bloomsburg (5-1, 0-0 PSAC) at IUP (1-2, 0-0 PSAC)
Saturday, September 17, 2016 - 1:00 p.m.
George P. Mille Stadium - Indiana, Pa.

GAME COVERAGE
Live Stats (Saturday) - http://www.sidearmstats.com/iup/fhockey/

RELATED LINKS
Bloomsburg - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
IUP - Schedule | Roster | Statistics

STORYLINE
The third-ranked Bloomsburg University field hockey team (5-1, 0-0 PSAC) looks to make it five consecutive wins when it travels to IUP for a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies have won their last four matches via shutout, marking the longest consecutive shutout streak since posting five straight shutouts from September 16 to September 30 of the 2011 season. The Crimson Hawks, meanwhile, have played only three matches to date and are 1-2 including a 1-0 overtime loss to #2 Shippensburg on Wednesday afternoon.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Huskies lead the all-time series against IUP, 45-8-1.

LAST TIME OUT
Bloomsburg extended its winning streak to four straight - all via shutout - with a 6-0 victory at Mansfield on Wednesday afternoon in a non-conference matchup. Six different Huskies - junior MacKenna Mahan (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove), freshman Ali McKay (Dover, Del./Polytech), senior Sam Peters (Harrisburg, Pa./Mifflin County), sophomore Tali Wehner (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg), sophomore Annie Klinger (Klingerstown, Pa./Line Mountain), and sophomore Abby Sauder (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal) - scored goals while senior goalkeeper Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) extended her consecutive shutout streak to 280 minutes with four saves in the win.
 
IUP gave #2 Shippensburg everything it could handle on Wednesday afternoon but the Raiders scored the only goal of the game 4:32 into overtime to escape with a 1-0 victory. Shippensburg outshot IUP, 12-6, with senior goalkeeper Alyssa Lerda turning aside four shots for the Crimson Hawks between the pipes.

LAST MEETING
The Huskies and the Crimson Hawks last met on October 21, 2015 with Bloomsburg posting a 2-0 shutout win at George P. Miller Stadium. MacKenna Mahan (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) scored both goals in the first half and the Huskies held on from there to post the victory. Bloomsburg was held without a shot in the second half but goalkeeper Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) kept the Crimson Hawks off the scoreboard with four saves on the afternoon. IUP held a 6-4 shot advantage and a 12-4 margin in penalty corners.

SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg enters the contest riding a four-game winning streak in which all four wins have been via shutout. It marks the longest consecutive shutout streak since winning five straight via shutout from September 16 to September 30, 2011. The Huskies are ranked third in the country according to the latest Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II Coaches' Poll released on Tuesday afternoon. Senior Sam Peters (Harrisburg, Pa./Mifflin County) and freshman Ali McKay (Dover, Del./Polytech) are tied for the team lead in scoring with four goals and one assist for nine points each. Junior MacKenna Mahan (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) and sophomore Abby Sauder (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal) have each contributed two goals and one assist for five points apiece. A dozen different players have registered at least one point on the season as the Huskies have outscored their opponents by a combined 20-2 margin. Senior Peyton Shockley (Milford, Del./Milford) leads the team with 20 shots. As a team, Bloomsburg holds a 117-48 advantage in shots through six games. Senior Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) has started all six games in goal and is 5-1 with a 0.33 goals against average and a .933 save percentage. She has allowed two goals on 30 shots and has not given up a goal in the last 280 minutes of action.

SCOUTING IUP
IUP is 1-2 on the season with both losses coming by a score of 1-0 against then-#3 West Chester (September 10) and #2 Shippensburg (September 14). The Crimson Hawks' only victory of the season came against Seton Hill by a 2-1 margin, in overtime, on September 12. IUP has only 19 shots through the first three games of the season but has only allowed 31 to its opponents. Olivia Young leads IUP in scoring with one goal and one assist for three points. She also has the team's only game-winning goal to date. Selena West has scored the other IUP goal while Madelyn Mullen has contributed an assist. Alyssa Lerda has started all three matches in goal and is 1-2 with a 0.97 goals against average and a .786 save percentage.

UP NEXT
The Huskies will return home on Tuesday, September 20 to host Slippery Rock in a non-conference matchup at Steph Pettit Stadium. Start time is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.