THE DETAILS
#8 Bloomsburg (5-4, 1-1 PSAC) at #1 East Stroudsburg (9-2, 2-1 PSAC)
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 - 4:00 p.m.
Whitenight Field - East Stroudsburg, Pa.

GAME COVERAGE
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STORYLINE
The Huskies will play their third consecutive ranked opponent when they travel to top-ranked East Stroudsburg for a Tuesday afternoon contest. Last week, the Huskies defeated #5 Kutztown on Wednesday before falling at #2 Shippensburg on Saturday. Bloomsburg enters the contest ranked eighth in the latest Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II poll. A new poll will be released on Tuesday afternoon.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Bloomsburg leads the all-time series against East Stroudsburg, 47-10. Last season, the teams split a pair of contests with each team winning on their home field. The Huskies upset the then-#1 Warriors, 3-0, on September 6, 2016. Bloomsburg scored three second-half goals - one each from Stephanie Halsted (Fairfax Station, Va./South County), Ali McKay (Dover, Del./Polytech), and Erica Krebs (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) - and Lindsay Cassel (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) posted six saves for the shutout victory. Nearly a month later, East Stroudsburg returned the favor with a 2-0 win over the Huskies. The Warriors scored a pair of first-half goals and Danielle Ard stopped two shots to preserve the victory.

RHOADS WATCH
Head coach Nikki Rhoads is in her eighth season as the head coach of the Huskies and is just one win away from becoming the second coach in program history to reach 100 career victories. Rhoads has a career record of 99-47 as the Bloomsburg head coach and trails only legendary coach, Jan Hutchinson, in career wins at the school.

LAST TIME OUT FOR BOTH TEAMS
Bloomsburg battled #2 Shippensburg to the end but fell a goal short in its comeback bid as the Raiders escaped with a 3-2 victory on Saturday afternoon in Shippensburg. The Raiders jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the second half before senior Geneka Mahan (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) scored her third goal of the season to cut the lead to 2-1 with 24 minutes left. After Shippensburg reclaimed a two-goal lead just 90 seconds later, sophomore Tesa Hoffman (Freeburg, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) tallied her second goal of the year with just over a minute remaining to cut the lead to 3-2. Freshman Hannah Barnard (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal), who was credited the loss, stopped six Shippensburg shots.

East Stroudsburg got back in the win column on Saturday with a 4-0 victory at IUP. The Warriors attempted only ten shots in the contest but scored twice in each half to blow the game open. Melanie Shambaugh, Bailey Quinn, Karly Conway, and Kelli Shapiro all scored for East Stroudsburg while Halle Frisco did not need to make a save in recording the shutout.
 
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
The eighth-ranked Huskies enter with a 5-4 overall record and a 1-1 mark in conference action. Bloomsburg is averaging just over three goals per game on offense - fourth in the PSAC - while allowing 1.78 goals per contest (eighth in the conference). Senior MacKenna Mahan (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) leads the Huskies in scoring with six goals and four assists for 16 points. She is tied for seventh in the PSAC in scoring, tied for eighth in goals, and tied for fifth in assists. Mahan has already surpassed her career-highs in goals (6) and points (16) and has tied her career-best in assists (4). Junior Abby Sauder (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal) is tied with Mahan for the team lead in goals (6) and is second in points (13), already setting new career-bests in both categories. Junior Brooke Zeiders (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) is also in double figures in scoring as she has five goals and two assists for 12 points. Senior Sally DeLuca (West Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Area) is tied for the conference lead with four defensive saves on the season. In goal, freshman Dana Sheply (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade) has started seven games is 4-3 with a 1.71 goals against average and a .707 save percentage. Freshman Hannah Barnard (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) has started each of the last two contests and sports a 1-1 record with a 1.83 goals against average, and a .733 save percentage
 
SCOUTING EAST STROUDSBURG
East Stroudsburg comes into Tuesday's matchup with a 9-2 overall record and a 2-1 mark in league play. The Warriors are a perfect 6-0 at home this season and have outscored their opponents by a 25-5 margin at Whitenight Field. East Stroudsburg is tied for second in the PSAC in scoring offense (3.67 goals per game) and are tops in the league in scoring defense as it has allowed 12 goals in 11 games this season. Sydney McCarthy is having a sensational year for the Warriors as she leads the team with eight goals and eight assists for 24 points. She ranks second in the league in points and assists and is tied for third in the conference in goals. She also has three game-winning goals and three defensive saves on the season - both team-highs. Melanie Shambaugh has eight goals and one assist for 17 points while Bailey Quinn has five goals and one assist for 11 points to aid McCarthy offensively. In goal, Halle Frisco has started all 11 games and is 9-2 with a 1.04 goals against average and a .787 save percentage.

UP NEXT
The Huskies will return home for a pair of Homecoming Weekend contests at Steph Pettit Stadium. Bloomsburg will square off against Mercyhurst University on Saturday, October 7, beginning at 11:00 a.m. and then will battle Lindenwood University in a non-conference matchup on Sunday, October 8. Start time is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.