BLOOMSBURG – The top-ranked East Stroudsburg University field hockey team saw its five-game win streak come to an end as #8 Bloomsburg knocked off the Warriors, 1-0, on Tuesday afternoon at Steph Pettit Stadium.
Suffering their first conference loss of the season, the Warriors dropped to 10-2 overall and 4-1 in the PSAC while the Huskies improved to 10-3 on the year and 3-3 in the league.
Bloomsburg snapped a seven-game losing streak to ESU with today's win as the Huskies last defeated the Warriors on September 6, 2016.
Notables
- Bloomsburg converted on their lone penalty corner of the afternoon as Emily Swineford tipped in an initial blast from Bella Culp to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead at the 8:13 mark in the first quarter
- Senior Madison Kline and junior Jady van Gils paced the Warriors with three shots on goal a piece
- Back-to-back PSAC Defensive Athlete of the Week Amy Supey made a trio of saves
- Despite the loss, ESU had the edge in shots (17-5), shots on goal (8-4) and penalty corners (15-1)
- Sandy Miller continues her pursuit of 500 career wins as the 39th-year head coach remained at 489
- Receiving 16 first-place votes, the Warriors remained at the top of today's NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll for the fifth straight week
- ESU is now 35-13 all-time when ranked as the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II, dating back to 2004
How It Happened
8:13 | Bloomsburg cashed in on the game's second penalty corner as Swineford redirected a shot from Culp into the back of the net to put the Huskies ahead 1-0
Up Next
The road trip continues for ESU on Saturday as the Warriors travel to Frostburg State to take on the Bobcats at 2 p.m. from Bobcat Stadium
