Bloomsburg Field Hockey Drops First Game of the Season

SHIPPENSBURG — The Bloomsburg University field hockey team suffered its first loss of the year on Wednesday losing to PSAC-rival Shippensburg by a 6-2 score.

The Lady Raiders got two goals each from Ashley Watt and Kimberly Davies on its way to the win. Shippensburg scored goals in the ninth and 11th minutes to grab the early advantage. The Huskies trimmed the deficit to 2-1 with a goal from Ashley Heckard (Millerstown/Greenwood) off an assist from Jamie Vanartsdalen (Philadelphia/Lower Moreland) at the 23 minute mark. Watt and Davies then scored back to back in the 32nd and 34th minutes to make it a 4-1 game at halftime.

After Shippensburg scored to make it 5-1 at 54:01, the Huskies' Vanartsdalen scored off a Samantha Kropa (Tunkhannock/Lackawanna Trail) assist to make it 5-2. Shippensburg scored the game's final goal with less than four minutes to play to make the final 6-2.

The loss snapped an 18- game winning streak for the Huskies dating back to last year. Bloomsburg falls to 7-1, 4-1 in the PSAC, with the loss, while Shippensburg improves to 10-0, 5-0 in the PSAC. The Huskies host Houghton College on Friday at 4 p.m.

BY PERIODS	1	2	Total
Bloomsburg	1	1	2
Shippensburg	4	2	6

SCORING
SU	9:40	Kelsi Balum
SU	11:48	Kimberly Davis
BU	23:31	Ashley Heckard (Jamie Vanartsdalen)
SU	32:20	Ashley Watt
SU	34:02	Kimberly Davis
SU	54:01	Kristen Miller (Ashley Watt)
BU	56:39	Jamie Vanartsdalen (Samantha Kropa)
SU	66:26	Ashley Watt

Goalie Stats
BU	Tracey Hudak	8 saves	55 minutes
BU	Allison Ziants	3 saves	15 minutes
SU	Nora Luchansky	3 saves	70 minutes

Shots
BU	5	SU	27
Corners
BU	3	SU	8