Women's Soccer | 10/16/2018 8:39:00 PM

THE DETAILS
#15 Bloomsburg (10-2-1, 10-2-1 PSAC) vs Goldey-Beacom (12-3-0, 9-1-0 CACC)
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 7:00 p.m.
Steph Pettit Stadium - Bloomsburg, Pa.

GAME COVERAGE
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RELATED LINKS
Bloomsburg - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Goldey-Beacom - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
 
STORYLINE
The 15th-ranked Bloomsburg University women's soccer team puts a six-game winning streak and a seven-game unbeaten streak on the line Wednesday night when it hosts Goldey-Beacom College in the Huskies' only non-conference game of the season. Bloomsburg, which clinched a PSAC tournament berth, is 10-2-1 overall with an identical 10-2-1 mark in the PSAC standings - good for first place by one point over Kutztown and Millersville. The Lightning, meanwhile, are 12-3-0 overall and 9-1-0 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. The Huskies will honor five seniors - Allie Barber (Pittston Township, Pa./Pittston Area), Erin Bielski (York, Pa./Century (Md.)), Taylor Sneidman (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley), Jessica Supp (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge), and Taylor Zucco (Glenwood, Md./Glenelg) - prior to the match.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Wednesday's match marks the first-ever meeting between the two schools.

IN THE RANKINGS
The Huskies climbed eight spots and are now ranked 15th in the country according to the newest United Soccer Coaches Division II national poll released on Tuesday afternoon. Bloomsburg also climbed another spot in the Atlantic Regional poll and is now ranked second in the region also revealed by the United Soccer Coaches on Tuesday. Bloomsburg was last in the Division II national poll on September 28, 2010 when it was ranked 13th in the country. That season also marked the last time the Huskies advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs. Meanwhile, Goldey-Beacom is ranked tenth in the East Region.
 
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg has won six straight and is unbeaten in its last seven (6-0-1). Over the weekend, sophomore Mackenzie Gebhardt (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) posted both game-winning goals in the 1-0 victories over Seton Hill and East Stroudsburg. Gebhardt scored just 91 seconds in on Friday against the Griffins and then scored with 4:29 left in regulation on Sunday at East Stroudsburg. The goals were the first two game-winners of her collegiate career and she has now scored one goal in three straight matches and in four of the last five. Redshirt sophomore Jenna Hawkins (Fleetwood, Pa./Fleetwood) totaled seven saves in the two games (six against Seton Hill) to record her PSAC-leading eighth and ninth shutouts of the season. Her nine shutouts on the year are tied for third-most in a single season in program history. Heather Hartman holds the record with 12 during the 2001 season while Tracy Wirth posted 10 during the 1998 campaign. She has allowed only one goal in the last 641:06 of action as she lowered her goals against average to 0.38 while increasing her save percentage to .857 on the year. Balanced scoring has been the theme for the Huskies on the offensive end this season. A total of 16 different players have registered at least one point with 13 of those players scoring at least one goal on the year. Barber leads the team with four goals and four assists for 12 points. She has 20 career assists which has moved her into a tie for fourth on the school's all-time list with Patricia Cobane (1992-95). Barber also leads the team with three game-winning goals which puts her in a tie for sixth in the conference in that department. Gebhardt has moved into second on the team in scoring with four goals for eight points. Sophomore Lauren Hoelke (Blackwood, N.J./Highland Regional) is next with one goal and a team-high five assists for seven points. She is tied for fifth in the conference in assists. Sophomore Natalie Holmes (Laurel, Md./Archbishop Spalding) has two goals and two assists for six points while senior Taylor Sneidman (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) has added two goals and one assist for five points. Sophomore Alex Burrows (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) (two goals) and freshmen Rachel Clouser (Grantville, Pa./Lower Dauphin) (one goal, two assists) and Nicole Varano (Paxinos, Pa./Mt. Carmel) (one goal, two assists) have each contributed four points. Defensively, the Huskies have allowed only five goals in 13 contests this season - second fewest in the PSAC behind Kutztown which has given up three. Bloomsburg has allowed a PSAC-low 36 shots on goal this season and has conceded only 77 shot attempts all year. Hawkins has played all but 11 minutes in goal for the Huskies this season. She leads the conference in shutouts with nine, is second in goals against average, and is third in save percentage.
 
SCOUTING GOLDEY-BEACOM
Goldey-Beacom enters Wednesday's contest with a 12-3 record overall and a 9-1 mark in the CACC. The Lightning are currently on a three-match winning streak and, in their last contest, they defeated Concordia (N.Y.) by a 9-0 final. Alanna Speaks recorded a hat trick while Jenna Fannon and Cliona Crammond each scored twice as the Lightning outshot Concordia 24-7. Speaks leads the team in scoring with 13 goals and five assists for 31 points. Crammond is second with 11 goals and five assists for 27 points, while Fannon is third with 10 goals and six assists for 26 points. Melayna Immediato has also contributed more than 20 points this season as she sits fourth with eight goals and seven assists for 23 points. Her seven assists leads the team in that category. Marta Lopez has started every game in goal for the Lightning and has a 12-3-0 record. She has recorded two shutouts and has a 1.31 goals against average and a .736 save percentage. Krista Salvadore has played 74 minutes in relief of Lopez this season.

UP NEXT
Bloomsburg returns to conference play as it travels to play the Mountain Cats of Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday, October 20. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. from the Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Field.

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