RELEASE DATE: 10/13/07

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Field Hockey drops 4-1 decision at #2 Bloomsburg

BLOOMSBURG – Breanne Tobin scored her 13^th goal of the season but it wouldn’t be enough as #9 Mansfield dropped a 4-1 at #2 Bloomsburg Saturday afternoon.

Bloomsburg (15-2, 10-2) got off the mark fast,  scoring its first goal 39 seconds into the game on a shot by Maggey Bloskey.

Bloomsburg scored  again with a little more than three minutes to play in the first half on a goal by Jamie Vanartisdalen to take a 2-0 advantage into intermission.

The Huskies scored again within the first two minutes of the second half before Mansfield cut the advantage to 3-1 when Tobin scored off an assist from Keely Jarrett in the 43^rd minute.

Bloomsburg would put the game away with a goal by Whitney Miller in the 55^th minute.

Brianna DeLuca had 12 saves in goal for Mansfield.

Mansfield (9-6, 6-6) entered the contest with a two game advantage over Shippensburg for the final PSAC playoff berth.

Mansfield ends the regular season this coming week with three straight home games hosting nationally ranked Kutztown on Wednesday, a non-conference game with Houghton on Thursday and Senior Day against Slippery Rock on Saturday.

Soccer Game Summary (Final)

           Mansfield vs Bloomsburg Univ. (Oct 13, 2007 at Bloomsburg)

 Mansfield (9-6 (6-6 PSAC)) vs. Bloomsburg Univ. (15-2 (10-2 PSAC))

 Date: Oct 13, 2007  Attendance: 62

 Weather:

 Goals by period       1  2  Tot

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 Mansfield...........  0  1 -  1

 Bloomsburg Univ.....  2  2 -  4

 SCORING SUMMARY:

  1.   0:39 BLOOM Maggey Bloskey (Samantha Kropa)

  2.  31:47 BLOOM Jamie Vanartsdalen (Tara Bourke)

  3.  36:35 BLOOM Samantha Kropa (Maggey Bloskey)

  4.  42:07 MANS Breanne Tobin (Keely Jarrett)

  5.  54:58 BLOOM Whitney Miller (Liz Macready) - Corner kick

 Shots: Mansfield 2, Bloomsburg Univ. 24

 Saves: Mansfield 12 (Brianna DeLuca 12), Bloomsburg Univ. 3 (Allison

 Ziants 1; Erin McGinley 2)