Bloomsburg Athletics

INDIANA, Pa. - The Bloomsburg field hockey team falls to IUP 2-1 in the first round of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament.

Alyxandra Flick (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) scored the Huskies' lone goal which was her seventh of the season. Alexandra Bliss (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown Area) came in for the assist which was her fourth of the season. 

Molly Bross (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) recorded five saves on the afternoon, she has 57 total saves in her first season starting.

The Huskies fought hard with 10 shots and five of them being on goal. 

FIRST HALF:

The Crimson Hawks scored early in the first period and giving themsevles a quick 1-0 lead. IUP followed that up with another goal in the second period to bolster the lead to 2-0. The Huskies faced adversity early in the first half being down two scores. 

SECOND HALF:

Flick bounced the maroon and gold back to shift the momentum. Bliss found Flick for the score to cut the lead to one goal. The Huskies were aggressive in this half with four shots in the third. 

Bloomsburg shut down IUP's offense in the final periods, and kept up the aggression. Jordan Bond (Dallas, Pa./Dallas) foudn a way to the goal, but just could not connect to tie the game. After pulling the goalie, the Huskies were on a fullout attack to keep the season alive. The Huskies ran out of steam and fell to IUP 2-1.

On the Horizon:

The loss ends the Huskies attempt at the PSAC Championship and Bloomsburg now awaits a potential bid to the NCAA Tournament. The selection show for the NCAA Tournament is on Sunday, November 15.