Women's Soccer | 10/27/2017 8:20:00 AM
THE DETAILS
Bloomsburg (9-4-3, 8-4-3 PSAC) at Edinboro (6-7-3, 5-7-3 PSAC)
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.
Sox Harrison Stadium - Edinboro, Pa.
GAME COVERAGE
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STORYLINE
The Huskies come into the matchup looking to improve their Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) tournament seeding when they travel to Edinboro to finish out the regular season. In the current PSAC standings, the Huskies are in eighth with 27 points.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Bloomsburg leads the all-time series against Edinboro 9-7-2.
LAST MEETING
The Fighting Scots defeated Bloomsburg 1-0 in Edinboro back on Oct. 6, 2016. A penalty kick goal in the fifth minute was ultimately the game-winner for Edinboro.
Allie Barber (Pittston Township, Pa./Pittston Area),
Jessica Milligan (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge),
Rachel Yenney (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley),
Megan Callan (Eldersburg, Md./Century) and
Jessica Supp (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) each fired shots in the contest for Bloomsburg.
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies battled to a 2-2 2OT draw with No. 4 Kutztown on Senior Night on Wednesday (Oct. 25).
Jessica Supp (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge)'s third goal of the year in the 10
th minute gave the Huskies the lead early, and they took the lead to the half. Kutztown got on the board in the 48
th minute of a high-paced affair, before Bloomsburg re-took the lead on
Maggie McDonald (Burke, Va./West Potomac)'s fifth of the season in the 64
th minute. The Huskies were holding on to the lead in the final 10 minutes, before a handball set up a KU penalty kick in the 85
th minute. The Golden Bears capitalized on the play, tying the match again and forcing overtime. The Huskies defense stepped up to thwart two big Kutztown chances in extra time, ultimately earning the draw and one standings point.
The Fighting Scots downed Pitt-Johnstown 7-0 at home on Wednesday (Oct. 25). Rebecca Manns started the scoring in the ninth minute with her fourth of the year, before Danielle Chatten notched her seventh of the season in the 30
th minute. Edinboro took the 2-0 lead to the break, before getting a goal from Ashley Mutkus in the 56
th minute. In the 64
th minute, Manns scored again for her fifth of the season. She went on to complete the hat trick in the 73
rd minute. Mutkus completed a hat trick of her own with goals just 1:13 apart later on in the match. Sarah Baskey made six saves in the shutout.
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
The Huskies are third in the league in scoring with 38 goals on the season, and also third with a 2.375 scoring average. Barber and Yenney are tied for the team lead in points with 13, with both recording four goals and five assists on the season.
Mackenzie Gebhardt (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) also has recorded double-digit points this season with 11, doing so on five goals and one assist. 13 other Huskies have recorded points on the season, including Holmes whose six helpers are tied for second in the league. Between the pipes, Hawkins (8-4-3) owns a 1.19 goals-against-average as well as a .716 save percentage. She has made 48 total saves on the season, the eighth-highest total in the conference. Hawkins has also recorded six shutouts on the season.
SCOUTING EDINBORO
Mutkus leads the Fighting Scots in both goals (15) and points (34), and is ranked third in the league in goals, as well as points. Manns has totaled 18 points on the season (6 G, 6 A), while Chatten has collected 16 points (7 G, 2 A). 14 other players have recorded points for Edinboro this season. In net, Baskey owns a 2.05 GAA as well as a .685 save percentage. She has made 74 total saves, which is the second-highest total in the league.
UP NEXT
The Huskies await their next opponent for their upcoming PSAC tournament quarterfinal match, which will be played on Tuesday (Oct. 31) at a site and time to be determined.
