Field Hockey | 11/9/2018 6:29:00 PM

THE DETAILS
Bloomsburg (10-6, 4-5 PSAC) vs Seton Hill (0-17, 0-9 PSAC)
Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 12:00 p.m.
Steph Pettit Stadium - Bloomsburg, Pa.
 
GAME COVERAGE
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RELATED LINKS
Bloomsburg - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Seton Hill - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
 
STORYLINE
It all comes down to Saturday's game for the Bloomsburg University field hockey team. With a win, the Huskies clinch the sixth seed and will head to Shippensburg on Tuesday for a PSAC quarterfinal match against the Raiders. With a loss, Bloomsburg would need an East Stroudsburg victory over Mansfield to clinch the sixth seed. Seton Hill, meanwhile, comes in looking to pick up its first win of the season on the final day of the year. The Huskies will honor five seniors on Saturday - Erica Krebs (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia), Morgan McAllister (Salisbury, Md./Parkside), Tali Wehner (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg), Jackie Shragher (Holland, Pa./Council Rock South), and Annie Klinger (Klingerstown, Pa./Line Mountain).
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Bloomsburg leads the all-time series against Seton Hill, 14-0. Earlier this season, the Huskies defeated the Griffins, 4-0, on September 15 at Seton Hill. Tesa Hoffman (Freeburg, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) recorded her first collegiate hat trick and added an assist while Kristen Robinson (Annville, Pa./Palmyra Area) scored the other goal in the victory. Bloomsburg outshot Seton Hill, 24-3, with Hannah Barnard (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) collecting one save for the shutout.
 
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg is tied for sixth in the league with Mansfield but currently hold the tiebreaker over the Mountaineers. A Bloomsburg win or a Mansfield loss on Saturday would clinch the sixth seed in the PSAC tournament for the Huskies and would send them to Shippensburg on Tuesday for a PSAC Quarterfinal match against the Raiders. Bloomsburg is coming off of a 3-1 win at Slippery Rock last Sunday to improve to 10-6 overall and to move into the sixth and final playoff spot. Junior Willow Perkins (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) broke a 1-1 halftime tie with two second-half goals for her first career mutliple-goal effort. Freshman Foto Tsioles (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) tied the game at 1-1 just before halftime with her second goal of the year. Sophomore Dana Sheply (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade) turned aside four shots to improve to 6-5 on the season. Despite missing the last four games, junior Tesa Hoffman (Freeburg, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) leads the Huskies in scoring with career-highs in goals (5), assists (5), and points (15). Senior Erica Krebs (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) has also established career-bests in goals (5), assists (4), and points (14) this season. Perkins has moved into third on the team in scoring with three goals and two assists for eight points. Senior Tali Wehner (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg) 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 - nine 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 both seen action. 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 11 games and is 6-5 with a 1.29 goals against average and an .813 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 (5.55).
 
SCOUTING SETON HILL
The Griffins enter the matchup looking for their first victory of the season. On the year, Seton Hill has been outscored 86-5 and have been outshot by a 427-61 margin. Caitlin Bray is the team's leading scorer with two goals and two assists for six points. Wynnsome Gadson has one goal and one assist for three points while Erin Bronico and Zyah Newsome have scored the other Griffin goals on the year. Emma Jorgensen has seen the most time in goal and is 0-14 with a 5.03 goals against average and a .736 save percentage. She leads the PSAC in saves per game (9.35). Meanwhile, Elizabeth Armbruster (12 games, two starts) and Lianna Caloviras (five games) have also seen time action for the Griffins.
 
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