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Women's soccer to defend home turf against Bloomsburg

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MILLERSVILLE WOMEN'S SOCCER GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE OPPONENT TIME LOCATION STREAMING LIVE STATS
Wednesday, Sept. 5 Bloomsburg 7 p.m. Pucillo Field
Millersville, Pa.
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Record: 2-0, 1-0 PSAC
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Record: 2-0, 2-0 PSAC
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ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Millersville University women's soccer team hosts Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) foe Bloomsburg Wednesday, Sept. 5 under the lights at 7 p.m. The Marauders 2-0 record is the best start to a season since 2013.
• Three Marauders are off to a fast start. Junior Kay Liebl tallied three goals, one assists and 15 shots in the two victories. Sophomore Talia Grynkewicz has recorded points in the last two games with a goal and an assist in each game. Sophomore Alexis Glode has scored a goal with two assists while recording the most minutes (142) as an attacker.
• Eight Marauders have recorded more than 111 minutes in the past two games.
• The Marauders have held opponents to just 4.0 shots per game while allowing only one goal. Goalkeeper junior Katia Mujica has a 0.50 goals against average, three saves, .750 save percentage and a 2-0 record with the help of the Marauders defense in front of her.
 
LAST TIME IN ACTION: MILLERSVILLE 3, CALIFORNIA (PA.) 1
• Grynkewicz scored her second goal of the season. 
• Freshman Rachel Leisher scored the breakthrough goal to put the Marauders up 2-1 in the 75th minute. Leisher recorded her first career goal.
• Liebl ripped eight shots and scored once for her third goal of the season.
• The Marauders held the Vulcans to just three shots while allowing only one goal.
• Mujica saved two shots and played in all 90 minutes, 

SERIES HISTORY
Series vs. Bloomsburg: 4-22-5
Series Streak: Bloomsburg, 8-0-2
First Meeting: 1994 (L, 0-7)
Last Meeting: 2017 (L, 0-3)
Last 10 Meetings: 8-0-2, Huskies
Matt Procopio vs. Bloomsburg: 0-3

THE LAST MEETING: Bloomsburg 3, Millersville 0 (Sept. 6, 2017)
• In the 24th minute, Bloomsburg capitalized on an opportunity off a corner kick, and a deflection in the box caused the ball to enter Millersville's goal to open the scoring for the Huskies.
• In the second half, Millersville opened with multiple scoring opportunities but could not convert. The Huskies outshot the Marauders, 18-8.
• Mujica rounded out the day with nine saves.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• Bloomsburg was picked to finish eighth in the PSAC preseason poll after qualifying for the last spot in the conference tournament as an eighth seed in 2017.
• The Huskies have reached the PSAC postseason in each of the first three seasons under head coach Matt Haney but have not advanced past the quarterfinal round.
• The Huskies won both of their games in 2-0 fashion against Mansfield and IUP. The team is shown to have depth on their roster with four players earning points that did not start.
• Goalkeeper Jenna Hawkins has not allowed a goal to go past her with the help of her defense having a perfect 1.000 save percentage and allowed an average of 5.5 shots per game.
• This is the Huskies' first road game of the season. 

FOLLOW THE MARAUDERS
•  Be the first to know what's going on with the Marauders -- Follow @VilleMarauders on Twitter and Instagram, become a fan of Millersville Athletics on Facebook, visit our Social Media page and download our mobile app from the Apple Store and Google Play! To support the Marauders, join the Black & Gold Club.
 
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