Women's Lacrosse | 4/24/2018 12:37:00 PM

THE DETAILS 
Bloomsburg (10-5, 6-4 PSAC) vs. No. 18 East Stroudsburg (11-2, 10-1 PSAC)
Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.
Steph Pettit Stadium | Bloomsburg, Pa. 
 
GAME COVERAGE
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STORYLINE
The Huskies will take on their third consecutive nationally-ranked opponent within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) when they host No. 18 East Stroudsburg on Wednesday (Apr. 25). 
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
This will be the 58^th all-time meeting between Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg. BU holds the all-time series lead 32-14 along with one tie. 
 
LAST MEETING
East Stroudsburg edged Bloomsburg 12-9 in last year's meeting back on Mar. 22, 2017. East Stroudsburg scored the first four goals in the first six minutes, before Sydney Collins (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) got the Huskies on the board unassisted less than eight minutes in. ESU would score the next four goals over a nine-minute span, leaving the Huskies trailing 8-1 with 10 minutes to play in the first half. Hannah Jaskuta (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown Area) got the Huskies second goal unassisted with seven and a half minutes to play in the half, before ESU would score the final goal of the half with four minutes remaining to take a 9-2 lead to the half. Brigid Kyne (Broomall, Pa./Marple Newtown) got the second half started with a goal less than three minutes in, before Collins scored again just 1:11 later to get BU within five goals. ESU got the next two goals to go back up by seven before the clock passed the halfway point of the second half. Jaskuta scored BU's next two goals at 14:39 and 9:1 of the second half to get the Huskies back within 11-6, before an ESU goal with seven minutes left pushed their lead back to six. Bloomsburg would score the last three goals of the game in the final five minutes, with two coming from Kyne (4:17 and 2:26) and one from Tracy Rusen (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) (3:57). 
 
ESU out-shot Bloomsburg 29-22 in the game, including a 21-20 edge in shots on goal. Kyne and Jaskuta each recorded hat tricks, while Collins scored twice and Rusen contributed one goal. Lindsey Coyle (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West) registered the lone assist for BU in the game. Bloomsburg scooped up 25 ground balls to East Stroudsburg's 22, with Angela DiPasquale (Paramus, N.J./Paramus)'s six being a team-high. Kyne grabbed four, along with Julia Stauffer (Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico) picking up three, three others collecting two each and another six Huskies each snatching one. Bloomsburg caused 13 of ESU's 26 turnovers in the game, led by three each from Kyne and Stauffer. DiPasquale forced two turnovers in the game, while five other Huskies each caused one turnover in the loss. Bloomsburg collected eight draw controls in the game, with Kyne and Taylor Turner (Corning, N.Y./Corning West) each grabbing three. Jaskuta and Danielle Ward (Albrightsville, Pa./Vernon Township) each registered one in the loss. DiPasquale took the loss between the pipes, making nine saves. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies upended No. 21 Indiana (Pa.) (IUP) 11-9 back on Saturday (Apr. 21) for their third win of the season over a nationally-ranked opponent. The Crimson Hawks began the scoring just 54 seconds in before Bloomsburg would score the next three goals before the five-minute mark. Hannah Jaskuta (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown Area) netted her 23^rd of the season assisted by Kirsten Wozniak (Oradell, N.J./River Dell Regional) just over two and a half minutes in, before Tracy Rusen (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) scored her 25^th of the year from Jaskuta 45 seconds later. Exactly one minute later, Megan Smith (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Township) scored her ninth of the season unassisted to put the Huskies up 3-1 less than five minutes in. IUP would get back within one with a goal, before Bloomsburg would go on another three-goal run covering two minutes. Cailyn Gormley (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) scored her 25^th of the year seven and a half minutes in, before Jaskuta tallied her second of the game just 1:11 later. Sydney Collins (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) netted her eighth of the season 51 seconds later to leave the Huskies up 6-2 10 minutes in. IUP would score their only consecutive goals of the game around the halfway point of the first half to get back within two. Jaskuta would complete the hat trick with eight and a half minutes to play in the first, scoring a woman-up goal assisted by Wozniak. Jaskuta's third of the game was the final goal of the first half, as the Huskies led 7-4 at the break. IUP would get the second half started with the first goal less than eight minutes into the frame. Gormley responded with her second of the game nine and a half minutes in, before IUP got back within 8-6 just over 10 minutes in. Gormley would net her hat trick goal from Taylor Turner (Corning, N.Y./Corning West) with 13 and a half minutes to play in the second half, before IUP would score 48 seconds later. Turner would respond with her 11^th of the season assisted by Erin Boulger (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area) with 11 and a half minutes left, before IUP would net another goal with seven and a half minutes to play. As the clock ticked down into the final five minutes, Abby Bergman (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) scored her 12^th of the season (3:50) to give the Huskies an 11-8 lead. IUP would score the final goal of the game just seven seconds later, but the Huskies would hang on for the upset win. 
 
IUP edged Bloomsburg in overall shots 32-30, and shots on goal 26-23. Gormley and Jaskuta each netted hat tricks in the win, while five others scored once in the win. Jaskuta and Turner each assisted on one BU goal in the game, while Jaskuta totaled a team-high four points. Gormley finished the day with three points, while Turner and Wozniak each had two points and five others each tallied one point. Bloomsburg won the battle for ground balls 30-27, with Abby Nocito (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) totaling a team-high five. DiPasquale recorded four, three other Huskies picked up three, five other collected two each and Wozniak and Boulger each registered one. Bloomsburg caused 13 of IUP's 26 turnovers, led by three from Tiffany Diachynsky (Barto, Pa./Boyertown Area). Nocito caused two turnovers in the win, while eight others forced one turnover in the game. Bloomsburg captured seven draw controls on the day, with Turner's three being a team-high. Gormley also grabbed two, while Anna Dempsey (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) and Smith each snatched one. DiPasquale (10-5) made a new career-high 17 saves in the win. 
 
East Stroudsburg defeated No. 22 Mercyhurst 19-14 back on Saturday (Apr. 21) in a pivotal PSAC contest. The Warriors scored the first four goals in the first five minutes, beginning with an unassisted goal from Hana Cicerlle just 49 seconds in. 35 seconds later, TJ Jefferis scored from Krista Mitarotonda to make it 2-0 before Alicia Stratten scored from Cicerelle just 43 seconds later. Mitarotonda scored unassisted less than five minutes in to polish off the run. Mercyhurst got on the board just 29 seconds later, before Mitarotonda scored unassisted eight and a half minutes in. Mercyhurst's second goal of the half came just over 10 minutes in to get within 5-2, before East Stroudsburg would score the next two goals just 51 seconds apart to go up 7-2. Mercyhurst would get two goals back as the game crossed the halfway point of the first, before Chessie Rahmer scored from Emma Rufolo to make it 8-4 with 13 minutes left. Mercyhurst would tally two more consecutive goals to make it 8-6, before ESU would get two goals back on a woman up goal from Cassidy McKenna assisted by Cicerelle (7:16) and Mitarotonda unassisted with 3:37 to play in the half. Mercyhurst would score the final two goals of the first half to send the teams to the locker room with ESU leading 10-8. ESU scored the first two goals of the second half, with Rufolo scoring from Rahmer just over three minutes in and Rahmer scoring from Cicerelle just over seven minutes in. Mercyhurst would score the next three goals in under three minutes to get within one, before the Warriors would score the next four goals over a seven-minute span. Rufolo scored from Brooke Fritz with 17 minutes left in the half, before Rahmer scored again from Cicerelle with 12 minutes left in the half. Mitarotonda would score two goals 20 seconds apart (10:15 and 9:55) to end the run, with the first being assisted by Rahmer. Mercyhurst would get two goals back inside the final 10 minutes to get back within three, before ESU would score three of the final four goals to put the game away. Rahmer scored unassisted with just over four minutes left, before Cicerelle scored a minute later unassisted and then 29 seconds later from Jefferis to ice the victory for the Warriors. Mercyhurst scored the final goal of the game with 55 seconds left. 
 
East Stroudsburg out-shot Mercyhurst 37-30 in the game, and each team registered 29 shots on goal. Mitarotonda led all scorers with six goals, while Rahmer and Cicerelle each scored four times. Rufolo netted two goals, along with one goal each from Stratten, Jefferis and McKenna. Cicerelle's four helpers were a team-high, while Rahmer assisted on two goals and four other Warriors helped on one goal each. ESU won the battle for ground balls 23-21, with three players collecting three apiece. Four other Warriors picked up two each, and another six each snagged one. ESU caused 11 of Mercyhurst's 22 turnovers in the game, led by a game-high five from Kayleigh Pokrivka. Natalie Jacobs forced two turnovers in the win, while four others each caused one turnover in the game. East Stroudsburg collected 13 draw controls in the game, with three different Warriors recording three apiece and another four each grabbing one. Tatyana Petteway made 15 saves in the cage for the win. 
 
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg is the sixth-best team in the conference in scoring with an average of 13.07 goals per game, while allowing 12.36 goals per game. Rusen's team leading 34 goals are 10^th individually in the conference, while Gormley is second on the team with 31 goals. Six other Huskies have scored at least 10 goals on the season, while another five players have contributed at least one goal on the year. Kelleher's 21 assists are the most on the team and the 10^th-highest total in the PSAC, while four others have helped on at least 10 goals on the season and nine other Huskies have assisted on at least one goal on the season. Kelleher's 46 points (25 G, 21 A) also lead the team, along with 11 other Huskies who have registered at least 10 points on the year. Bloomsburg leads the conference in ground balls with 438, and is also one of only three teams in the league to collect at least 400 ground balls on the season. They are led by DiPasquale's 64 which is the third-highest total in the PSAC. 16 others have picked up at least 10 ground balls on the season for BU. The Huskies also lead the league in caused turnovers with 237 and are one of just two teams with over 200 caused turnovers on the season. Diachynsky's 36 lead the team and are fourth in the conference, while Nocito's 27 are tied for seventh in the PSAC. Nine others have caused at least 10 turnovers on the season for BU. Bloomsburg is tied for seventh in the league in draw controls with 189, led by 33 each from Turner and Bergman. Four others have collected at least 10 draw controls on the season, while another eight Huskies have recorded at least one. DiPasquale has been a mainstay in net for the Huskies this season, owning a 12.36 goals against average (GAA) and a .450 save percentage. Her 154 saves are the second-highest total in the conference. 
 
SCOUTING EAST STROUDSBURG
The Warriors come into the matchup ranked No. 18 in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) national poll. They are the fifth-best scoring team in the conference scoring 14.31 goals per game, while allowing the third-lowest average of goals per game in the PSAC at 9.20. Mitarotonda's 49 goals lead the team and are fourth in the league, while five others have scored at least 10 goals on the season. Fritz is the team's assist leader with 24, while two others have recorded at least 10 assists on the season and another nine Warriors have helped on at least one goal on the season. Mitarotonda's 54 points (49 G, five A) lead the team and are ninth in the conference, along with seven other Warriors that have recorded at least 10 points on the season. The Warriors are sixth in the conference in ground balls with 374, led by a team-high 49 from Rufolo which is the seventh-highest total in the conference. Pokrovka is ninth in the PSAC in ground balls with 46, while 11 other Warriors have collected at least 10 ground balls on the season. The Warriors are also tied for third in the PSAC in caused turnovers with 189, led by 37 from Pokrivka which is the third-highest total in the league. Rahmer is also tied for seventh in the conference with 27 ground balls, while five other Warriors have forced at least 10 turnovers on the season. East Stroudsburg is tied for seventh in draw controls with Bloomsburg for a total of 189. Mitarotonda's 69 draw controls lead the team and are fifth in the conference, while Rahmer's 53 are second on the team and tied for ninth in the PSAC. Petteway is the main goalkeeper for the Warriors, owning the seventh-best GAA in the conference at 9.58 as well as the third-best save percentage in the conference with a mark of .526. Her 123 total saves are the eighth-highest total in the conference. Michelle Dyck has also spent time between the pipes for ESU, owning the fourth-best GAA in the PSAC at 6.20. She has totaled eight saves and a .471 save percentage. 
 
UP NEXT
The Huskies wrap up their regular season and look to advance to the PSAC tournament after when they take on Gannon on Saturday (Apr. 28). Opening draw is set for 12:00 p.m.