Field Hockey | 11/4/2018 12:15:00 AM

THE DETAILS
Bloomsburg (9-6, 3-5 PSAC) at Slippery Rock (6-10, 1-7 PSAC)
Sunday, November 4, 2018 - 1:00 p.m.
Mihalik-Thompson Stadium - Slippery Rock, Pa.
 
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STORYLINE
The Bloomsburg University field hockey team can move into a tie for the sixth and final playoff spot with a victory at Slippery Rock on Sunday afternoon. The top five spots have been decided with only the sixth seed up for grabs between Mansfield and Bloomsburg. Slippery Rock, meanwhile, has been eliminated from the postseason.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
The teams have played 48 previous times in the all-time series with Bloomsburg leading, 46-2. Back on September 29, the Huskies defeated The Rock, 1-0, at Steph Pettit Stadium on a goal by freshman Arden Morgans (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) in the 50th minute. Slippery Rock outshot Bloomsburg, 10-8, with sophomore goalkeeper Dana Sheply (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade) turning aside six shots to preserve the shutout victory.
 
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg is seventh in the league with a 9-6 overall record and a 3-5 mark in league play - one-half game behind Mansfield for the sixth and final playoff spot. With a win on Sunday, the Huskies can move into a tie for sixth with the Mountaineers with Bloomsburg winning the tiebreaker by virtue of its 2-1 win on October 23. The Huskies had its modest two-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday, October 31, with a 1-0 home loss to Millersville. Prior to that, the Huskies had won back-to-back matches - a 2-1 victory over Mansfield on October 23 and a 1-0 win at Mercyhurst on October 27. Against the Mountaineers, senior Tali Wehner (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg) scored a goal and added an assist while freshman Arden Morgans (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) also scored for the Huskies who had to hold off a Mansfield rally in the second half. Junior Willow Perkins (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) scored her first goal of the season in the win over the Lakers. Sophomore Dana Sheply (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade) posted eight saves against Mansfield and then turned aside one shot against Mercyhurst for her third shutout of the season. Junior Tesa Hoffman (Freeburg, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) leads the Huskies in scoring with career-highs in goals (5), assists (5), and points (15). She is tied for tenth in the conference in assists and is tenth in the league in points per game (1.25). Senior Erica Krebs (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) has also established career-bests in goals (5), assists (4), and points (14) this season. Wehner and junior Ali McKay (Dover, Del./Polytech) are next with each posting two goals and three assists for seven points. Eleven other players have at least one point on the season - ten of those with at least one goal - to help a balanced scoring attack. Defensively, senior Jackie Shragher (Holland, Pa./Council Rock South) is tied for fifth in the PSAC with two defensive saves. In goal, Sheply and sophomore Hannah Barnard (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) have split time. Barnard started the first five contests and is 4-1 with a 1.08 goals against average and an .824 save percentage. Sheply has started the last ten and is 5-5 with a 1.32 goals against average and an .814 save percentage. She leads the league in save percentage, is tied for third in shutouts with three, is fifth in goals against average, and is fourth in saves per game (5.70).
 
SCOUTING SLIPPERY ROCK
Slippery Rock started the year with a 5-2 record but has won just once in its last nine matches to fall to 6-10 overall and 1-7 in the league standings. The Rock are coming off of a 5-2 loss at Mercyhurst on October 31. Kayla Ulrich leads the team in scoring with eight goals and two assists for 18 points. She ranks ninth in the conference in goals. Jesse Trubie is also in double figures in scoring with five goals for ten points on the year. Abby McKay has chipped in with three goals and an assist for seven points. Defensively, Liz Wolfe is tied for the PSAC lead with four defensive saves. In goal, Maddie Murphy has started all 16 games for The Rock and is 6-10 overall with a 1.89 goals against average and a .759 save percentage. She has one shutout on the year and ranks fifth in the league in saves per game (5.56).
 
UP NEXT
The Huskies will conclude the regular season on Saturday, November 10, when they return home to host the Griffins of Seton Hill University at Steph Pettit Stadium on what will serve as Senior Day. Start time is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.

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