BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University field hockey team was blanked at home by top-ranked West Chester University, 3-0, on Tuesday afternoon at Steph Pettit Stadium. The Huskies dropped to 3-8 overall and 0-3 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) standings while the Golden Rams improved to 10-0 overall and 4-0 in conference action.

Highlighting the Huskies on Tuesday, in particular, was the play of junior goalkeeper Hannah Barnard (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal). She came on to play the second half and did not allow a goal while turning aside 14 West Chester shots over the final 30 minutes. The 14 saves were easily a career-high, breaking her previous-best of eight she posted on two different occasions last season.

The Golden Rams did all of their damage in the first half as the visitors scored a single goal in the first period and then two more in the second against freshman Abby Shaffer (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin). Caitlin Kelly scored in the sixth minute to give West Chester a 1-0 lead followed by goals from Katie Thompson and Kelly in the second period to push the margin to 3-0.

Shaffer was saddled with the loss as she dropped to 3-7 on the season. She turned aside seven shots in the opening half with senior Tesa Hoffman (Freeburg, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) getting credit for a defensive save late in the second period. Claire Nielsen improved to 10-0 on the season for the Golden Rams after her sixth shutout of the season.