BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - Senior Tyler Madeira (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland) scored twice and junior Carter Luckenbaugh (York, Pa./Central York) added a goal and an assist as the Bloomsburg University men's soccer team won its home opener on Saturday evening by taking care of new Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rival Shepherd University, 5-0, at Steph Pettit Stadium. The Huskies snapped a three-game losing skid and improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the PSAC Eastern Division. The Rams dropped to 2-5 overall and 0-1 in divisional play.

Luckenbaugh got things started for the Huskies in the 21st minute when he cleaned up an attempted header by senior defenseman Evan Novian (Baltimore, Md./Loyola Blakefield) for his third goal of the year. The junior midfielder entered the campaign with two career goals in his first two seasons. The goal proved the be the only one of the first half as the Huskies held a 9-5 advantage in shots despite Shepherd getting all five corner-kick opportunities in the opening 45 minutes.

The Huskies did not waste any time in the second half of play as sophomore midfielder Bryce Evans (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland) finished off a perfect cross-field pass from junior midfielder Thomas King (West Chester, Pa./B. Reed Henderson) just 52 seconds into the frame to extend the Huskies' lead to 2-0. It was Evans' second goal in as many games. Bloomsburg stayed on the gas as Madeira collected his third goal of the season on a header to balloon the margin to 3-0. Luckenbaugh picked up the assist. Four minutes later, Shepherd starting goalkeeper Jose Machado Orellana received a red card and Madeira capitalized with his second goal of the game - fourth of the season - on a penalty kick against backup netminder Billy Wood to push the lead to 4-0.

Sophomore midfielder Nick Bazadona (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) capped things off for the Huskies after finding space off a pass from junior midfielder Zac Gunaratnam-Bailey (Croydon, London, England/The Cherwell School). The goal was the first of Bazadona's collegiate career while Gunaratnam-Bailey picked up his first point in a Bloomsburg uniform.

The Huskies held a 23-10 advantage in shots despite the Rams holding a 10-7 margin in corner kicks. Freshman goalkeeper Nolan Michaels (Independence, Ohio/St. Vincent - St. Mary) improved to 2-2 on the season by picking up his first collegiate shutout. He was credited with three saves. Orellana and Wood combined to stop seven Bloomsburg shots.