BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – A consistent string of offense from the No. 5-ranked Bloomsburg field hockey team helped lift the Huskies to an 8-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan at Steph Pettit Stadium on Friday afternoon.
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Bloomsburg (7-0) picked up its sixth shutout of the season while holding Roberts Wesleyan (3-2) without a shot in the contest. It is the second game in a row that the maroon and gold have held its opponent shotless.
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Early in the contest,
Jasmine Fink (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area) took the ball down the right side and into the shooting circle before finding
Kate Ferguson (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township) in front of the net for the first goal of the game. Later in the quarter,
Jessica Serafin (Worcester, Pa./Methacton) notched her first of the year to make it 2-0 for the Huskies.
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On a penalty corner at the beginning of the second quarter,
Laura Albert (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) found
Alexandra Bliss (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown Area) at the top of the circle who rifled home the third goal of the game.
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Ferguson put pressure on the Redhawks near the end of the half, collecting her own blocked shot before chipping a reverse shot into the cage for her second of the game.
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It did not take long for Bloomsburg to find the back of the net in the third quarter as Ferguson found
Morgan Magditch (Kintersville, Pa./Palisades) in front to advance the lead to 5-0. Halfway through the frame
Arianna Deliso (Easton, Pa./Easton) potted her first of the game with help from
Sophie Lawler (Newport, Pa./Newport).
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The maroon and gold continued to push offensively in the fourth, as it took just 76 seconds for Deliso to record her second of the game.
Kendall Iasiello (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) notched the final goal of the game.
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Bloomsburg finished the game with 27 shots and 15 shots on goal.
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The Huskies return to Steph Pettit Stadium on Sunday, September 21 as they take on D'Youville at 11 a.m.
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