Field Hockey | 10/4/2017 9:20:00 AM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The ninth-ranked Bloomsburg University field hockey team will host Mercyhurst University on Saturday, October 7 at Steph Pettit Stadium beginning at 11:00 a.m. The game will be broadcasted live on WYOU 22 and on the Blue Ridge Cable Network, courtesy of the SPORTSfever Television Network. It is only an over-the-air broadcast - no online viewing is available. Colin Riccobon will provide the play-by-play while Kylie Fisher will do the color commentary.

WYOU 22 and Blue Ridge Cable Network can be found on the following channels and in the following markets:

WYOU 22 (22 over-the-air, Comcast 2/HD802, Service Electric 12/HD 512, Blue Ridge 2/HD602, Adams 3/HD501, DirecTV 22, Dish Network 22) Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Stroudsburg, Williamsport, Pottsville

BLUE RIDGE CABLE NETWORK (BRC 113, BRC 11, BRC 13) Poconos, Eastern and Northern PA

The Huskies (5-5, 1-2 PSAC) will enter Saturday's contest ranked ninth according to the latest Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II Coaches Poll released on Tuesday afternoon. Bloomsburg will be looking to snap a modest two-game losing streak as it has suffered a pair of one-goal losses to then-#2 (now-#1) Shippensburg and #2 East Stroudsburg this past Saturday and Tuesday respectively. Tuesday's loss to the Warriors was decided in overtime.

Mercyhurst, meanwhile, will come in with an identical 5-5 overall record and 1-2 mark in conference action. The Lakers have won three of their last four, including a 2-0 win over Mansfield for their first conference win of the season.

The two teams met in Erie back on September 16 with Bloomsburg coming away with a 2-0 victory. Senior MacKenna Mahan (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) and junior Abby Sauder (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal) each scored second-half goals for the Huskies while freshman Dana Sheply (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade) earned her first career shutout with three saves.