Box Score

BLOOMSBURG - No. 8-ranked Bloomsburg scored three goals in the final 16 minutes to upend No. 1 East Stroudsburg University, 3-0, in non-conference field hockey on Tuesday afternoon.
 
ESU (2-1), which opened the season with wins at No. 4 Merrimack (4-2) and No. 5 Stonehill (2-1) last weekend, had a nine-game winning streak end dating to last season, which included the Warriors' first-ever PSAC and NCAA Division II championships.

Stephanie Halsted gave Bloomsburg (2-1) a 1-0 lead with 15:42 remaining, then Ali McKay scored with 7:08 on the clock and Erica Krebs set the final margin with 27 seconds left.
 
Lindsay Cassel made six saves for Bloomsburg, which held advantages of 16-7 in shots and 9-8 in penalty corners.
 
Senior goalkeeper Danielle Ard made seven saves for ESU.

The Warriors' nine-game winning streak is tied for the third-longest in program history. ESU was 19-3 last season to set a school record for wins, including a nine-game streak in the middle of the season and a seven-game run (featuring four postseason games) to finish the championship year.

ESU returns to action on Saturday at 1 p.m. in its home opener vs. Mercyhurst.
 
The Warriors will face Bloomsburg again this fall, hosting the Huskies on Tuesday, October 4 at 4 p.m.


GAME NOTES

* ESU longest winning streaks
11 - 2010
11 - 1995-96 (last 5, first 6)
9 - 2015
9 - 2015-16 (last 7, first 2)
 
* ESU record with No. 1 ranking in DII (since 2004) - 9-3