Field Hockey
2007 Game Recaps
 

last updated 10/20/2007 09:15 PM

October 20, 2007
Bloomsburg 5, Kutztown 2
BOXSCORE

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Five first-half goals, including three in a span of four minutes, helped No. 2 Bloomsburg defeat the No. 3 Kutztown University field hockey team 5-2 Saturday at University Field.

KU’s Anne Waapu (r-fr. Hastings, NEW ZEALAND) scored twice, both off of corners, in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference game. She now has 11 goals for the Golden Bears.

But her two tallies were not enough against the PSAC’s top-scoring offense, with 30-goal scorer Jamie Vanartsdalen leading the way.

After Chelsea Due made it 1-0 in the 17th minute, Vanartsdalen scored to make it 2-0 before Waapu cut it to 2-1 with 11:45 remaining in the first half.

Bloomsburg (16-3, 11-3 PSAC) bounced back after Waapu’s goal, scoring in the 29th, 30th and 33rd minute to make it 5-1.

KU (17-3, 11-3 PSAC) had chances in the second half, posting 13 shots, but Bloomsburg’s Allison Ziants made 11 saves to preserve the win for Bloomsburg.

The Golden Bears finally squeaked one past her when Waapu, off a corner pass from Alyssa Maltese (so. Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown), blasted a shot past Ziants at the 58:40 mark. Maltese also assisted Waapu on KU’s first goal.

Sam Flowers (sr. Harleysville/Souderton), after a tough first half, finished strong, making a total of eight saves, and shutting out Bloomsburg in the second half.

KU and Bloomsburg will face each other again at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the semifinals of the PSAC Championships at Indiana (Pa.). The top seed, Indiana, will host No. 4-seeded Shippensburg at 4 p.m.