HTML BOX SCORE

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University women's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to four as it shut out Shippensburg University, 3-0, on Wednesday night at Shippensburg's David See Field. With the victory, the Huskies improved to 7-2-1 overall with an identical 7-2-1 mark in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) standings. The Raiders dropped to 5-5 overall and 4-5 in league play.

Over the last four games, the Huskies are 3-0-1 and have not allowed a goal during the stretch. In fact, Bloomsburg has not been scored upon in the last 408:17 of action dating back to a 2-0 setback against Gannon on September 15. Redshirt sophomore Jenna Hawkins (Fleetwood, Pa./Fleetwood) has seen a majority of the minutes in goal and extended her personal shutout streak to 396:46 with Wednesday's shutout win.

Hawkins got all of the offense she needed in the first half when senior Allie Barber (Pittston Township, Pa./Pittston Area) put the Huskies on the board with her fourth goal of the season off of an assist from sophomore Lauren Hoelke (Blackwood, N.J./Highland Regional) in the 17th minute. Barber has now scored in three consecutive matches with all three of those goals proving to be the game-winner. Hoelke, meanwhile, extended her team lead in assists to four with the helper.

Later in the half, sophomore Jamie Marsico (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) potted her first goal of the season in the 42nd minute to extend the Huskies lead to 2-0. It was her third collegiate goal and her first since September 19, 2017 when she scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-0 win over Mansfield.

Bloomsburg outshot Shippensburg, 10-3, in the opening 45 minutes.

Sophomore Natalie Holmes (Laurel, Md./Archbishop Spalding) put the icing on the cake for the Huskies when she netted a penalty kick goal in the 83rd minute to extend the advantage to 3-0. It was Holmes' second goal of the season - both coming on penalty kicks.

The Huskies held a 25-5 advantage in shots for the match and blanked the Raiders in corner kick opportunities, 8-0. Hawkins earned her PSAC-leading seventh shutout of the season as she was credited with four saves. She improved to 7-2-1 on the season and lowered her goals against average to 0.40. Delaney Shifflett stopped 12 Bloomsburg shots in the loss as her record dropped to 5-5 on the year.

The Huskies will be back at Steph Pettit Stadium on Saturday, October 6, for Homecoming Weekend as they host Slippery Rock University. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Stay up to date with the Huskies all season long by following us on our official social media accounts: Twitter (@GoBUHuskies), Facebook (BUHuskies), and Instagram (BUHuskies).