Men's Soccer | 10/17/2017 10:39:00 AM
THE DETAILS
Bloomsburg (2-9-0, 0-7-0 PSAC) vs. No. 22 Millersville (10-3-1, 6-2-0 PSAC)
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Steph Pettit Stadium - Bloomsburg, Pa.
GAME COVERAGE
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STORYLINE
Bloomsburg looks to play spoiler on its home turf against visiting Millersville, who comes into the match nationally ranked.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Bloomsburg is 15-31-5 all-time versus Millersville.
LAST MEETING
Millersville defeated the Huskies 3-0 back on Sept. 7, 2016 at Millersville. Kyle Finsterbush started the scoring in the 25
th minute, and Millersville took their 1-0 lead to the half. The second half was stagnant until the 73
rd minute, when Jacob Gosselin scored his second of the season to make it 2-0. 42 seconds later, Jaxson Burns scored the third and final goal.
Austin Transue (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy) led the offense with two shots on net in the contest.
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies dropped a tight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) contest to visiting East Stroudsburg 1-0 on Sunday (Oct. 15). The Warriors scored the lone goal in the eighth minute when Lata Petros created space for himself and lofted a service ball into the box. A hard-charging Eddy Enowbi deflected the ball past Huskies keeper
Taylor Lesage (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) out of mid-air for his sixth of the season. The Huskies fired seven shots as a team, and also earned four corner kicks in the match. Transue and
Samuel Izzo (Frankford, Del./Indian River) each had two shots, while
Anthony Cerda (Budd Lake, N.J./Mount Olive),
Kristopher Gross (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) and
Kevin Rodriguez (Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove) each registered one. Lesage made four saves in the loss.
Millersville defeated Shippensburg at home 2-0 on Sunday (Oct. 15) with two goals from Chase Flickinger. Marcus Frangakis set up Flickinger's fifth of the season in the sixth minute when his shot deflected off a defender right to Flickinger who didn't miss with his attempt. His sixth of the year came in the 15
th minute when he found himself in space at the top of the box and rifled it home to double his team's lead. Darian McCauley made one save in the shutout.
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Carter Luckenbaugh (York, Pa./Central York) holds the team lead in points with eight on eight assists. The freshman also leads the league in helpers.
Mike Bazadona III (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) has three goals for six points on the season, while Transue and
Brett Milden (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) each have five points. Seven other Huskies have recorded points on the season. In net, Lesage owns a 2.30 goals-against-average as well as a .667 save percentage (10
th). His 56 total saves are the fourth-highest total in the league.
SCOUTING MILLERSVILLE
The Marauders are tied for fourth in the league in scoring, with 29 goals through 14 matches. Their 2.07 scoring average is also fourth in the conference. Flickinger has a team-high 19 points on eight goals and three assists, which is fifth in the league. His eight goals are also fifth in the league. Gosselin is second on the team with 12 points (6 G) along with Frangakis who also has 12 (5 G, 2 A). 12 other players have contributed points for Milersville this season. In net, McCauley's 1.06 goals-against-average as well as his .774 save percentage are both second in the conference. He is fifth in the league in saves with 48.
UP NEXT
The Huskies will travel to California (Pa.) on Saturday (Oct. 21) to take on the Vulcans. Kickoff for that match is slated for 3:00 p.m.