Women's Soccer | 8/11/2022 12:23:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – With just two weeks until their first game of the 2022 season, the Bloomsburg University women's soccer team is receiving votes in the national United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 25 poll.
 
The Huskies pick up right where they left off last season as they wrapped up the year receiving votes in the final poll. Bloomsburg went 16-5-2 the previous year after winning its second Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) title in the last three seasons. The Huskies finished their season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after making it to the tournament for the third-straight season.
 
Three top scorers return for the Huskies in 2022, Abby Groff (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge) and Paige Harris (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) return to the pitch for their final seasons, and Lauren Bull (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) returns for her junior year. Groff finished last season with 13 points behind five goals and three assists, while Harris had 12 points with four goals and four assists. Bull posted nine points with four goals and one assist just a year ago.
 
The Huskies out-scored their opponents 38-13 and posted a 0.55 goals against average – one of the top GAA in DII. Alexa Ryan (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) finished the year with 14 shutouts and was named the DII statistical champion for most clean sheets in 2021.
 
Bloomsburg's defense may look a bit different this season with the departure of All-American Natalie Holmes to graduation. However, she will still be on the Huskies' sideline in her new role as the graduate assistant coach. BU does return critical players in the Huskies' stingy defense as Erin Ranegan (Wilmington, Del./Conrad School of Science), and Molly Groff (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge) looks to continue the tradition of a formidable defense for Bloomsburg.
 
Ryan and Riley Spingler (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy) are expected to lead a deep bench of goalies this season.
 
The Huskies officially open their season on Thursday, August 25, as they welcome Mercyhurst University to Steph Pettit Field for a 1:00 pm game. For up-to-date information on the women's soccer team along with links for live streams and live stats, visit the BU Women's Soccer page on buhuskies.com.