Field Hockey | 10/30/2017 10:41:00 AM

THE DETAILS
#5 Bloomsburg (10-8, 6-4 PSAC) at #4 West Chester (12-6, 6-4 PSAC)
PSAC Quarterfinals
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - 4:00 p.m.
Vonnie Gros Field - West Chester, Pa.

GAME COVERAGE
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RELATED LINKS
Bloomsburg - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
West Chester - Schedule | Roster | Statistics

TICKETS
Tickets to all PSAC tournament games are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Any student from a PSAC member institution with a valid university ID, will be admitted free of charge. There are no complimentary tickets available and only PSAC passes will be honored.

STORYLINE
Bloomsburg will be hoping that the third time is the charm this season as the Huskies are 0-2 against the Golden Rams this season. The Huskies enter the PSAC Tournament as the fifth seed while the Golden Rams earned the fourth seed. The winner of Tuesday's quarterfinal will advance to the semifinal on Friday, November 3 and will play against top-seeded Shippensburg University.

ALL-TIME SERIES
West Chester leads the all-time series against Bloomsburg, 9-4. The Golden Rams won both meetings between the two schools this season - a 5-1 decision in West Chester on September 12 and a 3-1 final in Bloomsburg on October 25. West Chester has won seven consecutive meetings dating back to Bloomsburg's last win - a 3-2 overtime victory in West Chester on October 6, 2012.

LAST TIME OUT FOR BOTH TEAMS
The Huskies closed out the regular season on Saturday, October 28, with a 3-1 win at Seton Hill. Junior Brooke Zeiders (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) scored a pair of goals and senior MacKenna Mahan (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) added the other Huskies' tally in the victory. The Huskies jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Seton Hill ruined their shutout bid with ten seconds remaining in regulation. Freshman Hannah Barnard (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) improved to 3-2 on the season with a pair of saves in the first 60:34 of action.

West Chester concluded the regular season with a 7-1 victory over IUP on Saturday, October 28. Rachal Toppi scored three goals to pace the Golden Rams. Caitlin Kelly, Caitie McNamara, Taylor Bracale, and Kelsey Munster also scored for West Chester, which outshot the Crimson Hawks, 23-5.

SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
The Huskies enter the tournament as the fifth seed after concluding the regular season with a 10-8 overall record and a 6-4 mark in the PSAC. The Huskies are fifth in the league in scoring average (2.56) and tied for seventh in scoring defense (1.72). Senior MacKenna Mahan (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) leads the Huskies in scoring with eleven goals and five assists for 27 points, establishing new career-highs in all three categories. Mahan is currently tied for fifth in the league in scoring and tied for sixth in the conference in goals. She is also tied for seventh in the conference with a team-leading three game-winning goals. Junior Brooke Zeiders (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) recorded her second two-goal game of the season in Saturday's regular season finale and is second on the team in scoring with eight goals and three assists for 19 points. Zeiders has scored her eight goals on just 20 shots on goal this season. Four other players have eclipsed double digits in points this season - junior Abby Sauder (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal) (six goals, two assists), senior Geneka Mahan (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) (five goals, two assists), sophomore Ali McKay (Dover, Del./Polytech) (three goals, six assists), and junior Erica Krebs (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) (four goals, two assists). Senior Sally DeLuca (West Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Area) is second in the conference with seven defensive saves on the season. Junior Jackie Shragher (Holland, Pa./Council Rock South) is tied for sixth with five. In goal, freshman Dana Sheply (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade) has seen a majority of the time this season as she has started 13 of the team's 18 games. She is 7-6 with a 1.73 goals against average and a .723 save percentage. She ranks seventh in the PSAC in saves per game (4.29), seventh in goals against average, and eighth in save percentage. Freshman Hannah Barnard (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) has started the other five games and is 3-2 with a 1.44 goals against average and an .789 save percentage.
 
SCOUTING WEST CHESTER
Fourth-seeded West Chester is 12-6 overall and 6-4 in the PSAC standings. The Golden Rams are second in the league in scoring average (3.61) and fourth in the league in scoring defense (1.22). Kaitlin Hatch and Rachal Toppi are the focal points of the offense. Hatch leads the PSAC in points (42) and ranks second in the league in goals (17) and fourth in assists (8). Toppi, meanwhile, is third in the league in points (36), third in goals (15), and tied for tenth in assists (6). Caitlin Kelly (eight goals, three assists), Katie Thompson (six goals, five assists), Mackenzie Mlkvy (six goals, two assists), Caitie McNamara (five goals, four assists), and Kelsey Munster (four goals, two assists) are also in double figures. In goal, Marissa Elizardo has played all but 74 minutes this season and is 12-6 with a 1.29 goals against average and a .690 save percentage. She is fourth in the PSAC in goals against average and is fifth in shutouts (3).

UP NEXT
The winner of Tuesday's quarterfinal will meet top-seeded Shippensburg on Friday, November 3 in Shippensburg. Start time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.