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SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.V. – The Bloomsburg University women's lacrosse team got back in the win column on Thursday (Apr. 5) with a 12-9 win at Shepherd in non-conference action.
The Huskies drew first blood just 19 seconds in on
Abby Bergman (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley)'s sixth of the season from
Hannah Jaskuta (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown Area). BU would double its lead less than three minutes into the game when
Megan Smith (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Township) scored her seventh of the season unassisted, before
Grace Kelleher (Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side) put the Huskies up 3-0 from from Jaskuta for her 18
th of the season. Shepherd would score their first two goals just 24 seconds apart, with Lillian Funke scoring from Regan Brown (25:32) and then Sarah Wendt scoring unassisted at 25:08. Just shy of nine minutes into the game,
Cailyn Gormley (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) got in on the scoring with a woman-up goal assisted by Wozniak, her 21
st of the season. Just 19 seconds later, Jordan Sauro scored from Regan Brown to get the game back within 4-3. The two teams would trade goals evenly for the final 17 minutes of the half, with Bloomsburg leading 6-5 at the break. Bergman scored her second of the game from Kelleher with 17 minutes to play in the half, before Sauro netted a free position goal just 49 seconds later to keep Shepherd within one. Bloomsburg's final goal of the first half came on a free position goal from
Anna Dempsey (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts), her eighth of the season with 11:30 left. Shepherd would score one more goal in the first, coming from Regan Brown with 3:39 to play. The Huskies led 6-5 at the half.
The Huskies scored the first two goals of the second half, with the first coming just 40 seconds in from Jaskuta assisted by Wozniak.
Tracy Rusen (Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) scored her first of the game 1:01 into the second half unassisted, before Elishia Davis scored less than seven minutes in to get the Rams back within two. Jaskuta netted her second of the game with 18 minutes left off another assist from Wozniak to re-gain the three-goal lead for BU, before Shepherd would score the next two to get the game back within 9-8. Emily Browne (13:10) and Funke (9:23) got the Rams back within one goal with almost 10 minutes still to play. Jaskuta would score her hat trick goal from Wozniak with seven and a half minutes to play, before Shepherd would score their final goal of the game with 4:42 to play when Sidney Kelly found the back of the net assisted by Wendt. Rusen would score a woman-up goal from Jaskuta with 2:19 to play, before Jaskuta would put the victory on ice with her fourth of the game with 1:24 left.
Bloomsburg out-shot Shepherd 36-23 in the win, including 27-17 in shots on goal. Jaksuta paced the offense with a game-high four goals, her third game of the season with at least three goals. Bergman and Rusen each scored twice, while four other Huskies found the back of the net once. Wozniak led the team with four helpers, assisting on three of Jaskuta's four goals. Jaskuta also dished out three assists on the afternoon to total seven points, while Kelleher also recorded one assist in the win. Bloomsburg won the battle for ground balls 40-33, led by a game-high seven from
Angela DiPasquale (Paramus, N.J./Paramus).
Erin Boulger (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area) and
Allison Bardman (Barto, Pa./Boyertown Area) each collected five, while Jaskuta picked up four. Rusen and Gormley grabbed three apiece, while four others scooped up two each and another five each grabbed one. BU caused 15 of Shepherd's 37 turnovers, led by three from
Tiffany Diachynsky (Barto, Pa./Boyertown Area). Three players each caused two, while another six caused one each. Bloomsburg also won 14 draw controls to Shepherd's nine, with Bergman's five being a game-high.
Taylor Turner (Corning, N.Y./Corning West) snatched three in the win, while three others each recorded two. DiPasquale (7-3) got the win between the pipes, making eight saves.
The win moves the Huskies to 7-3 overall, while Shepherd is now 4-3.
Bloomsburg is back in action on Sunday (Apr. 8) when they travel to Jefferson for a non-conference game. The game is being made up from its originally-scheduled date of Mar. 31. Opening draw is set for 1:00 p.m.
