THE DETAILS
#6 Bloomsburg (7-2, 1-0 PSAC) vs Mansfield (1-7, 0-0 PSAC)
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 4:00 p.m.
Steph Pettit Stadium - Bloomsburg, Pa.

GAME COVERAGE
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RELATED LINKS
Bloomsburg - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Mansfield - Schedule | Roster | Statistics

STORYLINE
The sixth-ranked Bloomsburg field hockey team enters the contest with a 7-2 overall record and a 1-0 mark in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) standings after defeating Mercyhurst in the league opener, 1-0, on Saturday. The Mountaineers have lost six straight and are 1-7 on the season. This will mark the first league contest of the season for Mansfield. The game is Faculty Appreciation Day at Steph Pettit Stadium.

ALL-TIME SERIES
This will mark the 50th meeting in the all-time series between the two schools with Bloomsburg holding a commanding 46-2-1 overall record against Mansfield. The Huskies defeated the Mountaineers, 6-0, back on September 14 of this season.

LAST TIME OUT
Bloomsburg got a goal from sophomore Abby Sauder (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal) with less than 16 minutes left in regulation to propel the Huskies to a 1-0 victory over Mercyhurst on Saturday at Steph Pettit Stadium in the PSAC opener for both teams. The Huskies outshot the Lakers, 19-2, and held a substantial, 21-3, advantage in penalty corners. Senior goalkeeper Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) made two saves for the shutout.

The Mountaineers, meanwhile, dropped a 1-0 decision at Queens University of Charlotte on Sunday, despite outshooting the Royals by a 12-5 margin. Senior goalkeeper Laura Lawson made one save in the loss.

LAST MEETING
Two weeks ago, the Huskies took care of the Mountaineers, 6-0, in Mansfield on September 14. Bloomsburg had six different goal scorers (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)) while senior goalkeeper Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) posted the shutout with four saves. Bloomsburg outshot Mansfield, 27-6, and held a 14-9 advantage in penalty corners. 

SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg enters with a 7-2 overall record, 1-0 in the PSAC standings, and ranked seventh in the country according to the latest Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II Coaches' poll released last Tuesday (new rankings released after printing). Sophomore Abby Sauder (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal) is the reigning PSAC Athlete of the Week after posting a pair of goals in Bloomsburg's two victories last week. Her goal with less than 16 minutes left in regulation lifted the Huskies to a 1-0 win over visiting Mercyhurst on Saturday in the PSAC opener. Sauder is now tied for the team lead in goals with four and is tied for second in points with nine. Freshman Ali McKay (Dover, Del./Polytech) leads the Huskies with four goals and two assists for ten points while senior Sam Peters (Harrisburg, Pa./Mifflin County) joins Sauder with four goals and one assist for nine points. The Huskies rank second in the league in both scoring offense (2.78 per game) and scoring defense (0.44 per game). Senior goalkeeper Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) is tied for first in the league with six shutouts and ranks second in both goals against average (0.44) and save percentage (.897).

SCOUTING MANSFIELD
Mansfield enters with a 1-7 overall record and has lost six straight. This will be the first PSAC contest of the season for the Mountaineers. The team is last in the PSAC in scoring offense as it has scored only seven goals in eight games this season. Meanwhile, the team has given up 25 goals (3.13 per game), including six to Bloomsburg in a meeting on September 14. Junior Katie Lipski leads the team with two goals and one assist for five points while freshman Christie Buyer has two goals for four points on the season. Senior goalkeeper Laura Lawson has seen most of the action in goal and is 1-7 with a 2.95 goals against average and a .741 save percentage.

UP NEXT
The Huskies will be back on the road next Tuesday, October 4, when they travel to #1 East Stroudsburg for a PSAC showdown. Bloomsburg knocked off the defending national champions, 3-0, back on September 6 at Steph Pettit Stadium. Start time is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.