Huskies Rout Mercyhurst in Field Hockey

BLOOMSBURG-- Samantha Kropa (Tunkhannock/Lackawanna Trail) scored three goals and had two assists to lead the Bloomsburg University field hockey team to a 9-1 win over Mercyhurst College on Tuesday.

Bloomsburg controlled the game right from the start and jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first 12 minutes of play on three goals by Jamie Vanartsdalen (Huntingdon Valley/Lower Moreland) and one from Maggey Bloskey (Danville/Danville) with Kropa assisting on Vanartsdalen's final two goals.

In the second half, Kropa became the scoring threat and punched home three consecutive goals in a four-minute span. Erin Hench (Loysville/West Perry) and Brieann Wolfe (Perkasie/Pennridge) also added goals for Bloomsburg.

The Huskies, ranked number one in Division II, improved to 7-0 on the year, while Mercyhurst fell to 1-3. Bloomsburg will host Mansfield on Thursday at 4 p.m.