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BLOOMSBURG—The Bloomsburg University women's soccer team opened its home season with a 2-1 win over Millersville University on Saturday in front of a large crowd at Steph Pettit Stadium.
 
The Huskies controlled the pace of play throughout the first half holding an 8-3 edge in shot attempts and a 5-1 edge in shots on goal, but the game stayed scoreless through the first 45 minutes of play. Bloomsburg's best scoring chance came in 21^st minute when Allie Barber (Pittston Township, Pa./Pittston Area) took a solid shot in front of the net, but Millersville goalie Samantha Wolfe made a diving stop of the attempt to keep it 0-0.  Overall, Wolfe made five first half saves.
 
In the second half the Huskies got on the board in the 48^th minute when Allie Camp (Beavertown, Pa./Midd-West) directed a pass from the right side of the box to a wide open Maureen Leis (Erdenheim, Pa./Springfield Township) who put the ball in the left side of the net for a 1-0 lead.
 
Bloomsburg came back on the attack in the 58^th minute with Megan Carroll (Middletown, Pa./Middletown Area) heading the ball to Allie Barber (Pittston Township, Pa./Pittston Area) who brought the ball under control and drilled a shot to the left corner of the goal for a 2-0 lead.
 
Millersville cut the lead in half in the 86^th minute when Samantha Ricciardi took a pass from Stacie Hallinan and angled a shot to the left past Bloomsburg's Devon Haviland (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood) who made a diving attempt at a save.
 
Neither team got a shot on the goal in the final four minutes giving Bloomsburg its first win of the year.
 
For the game the Huskies outshot the Marauders, 12-5, and held the edge in corner kicks, 6-4.
 
Bloomsburg goes to 1-1, 1-1 in the PSAC, while Millersville is also now 1-1, 1-1 in the PSAC. The Huskies host Gannon on Sept. 9 at 3:30 p.m.