BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team dropped a 4-1 contest at Bloomsburg University in the quarterfinal match of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament.
SRU's
Jordyn Minda scored a goal in the first half of the contest, but BU registered four goals in the second period en route to the victory.
In the 28th minute, Minda received a through ball from
Skye Kramer and chipped it past the keeper for the score. It was Minda's seventh goal of the season and Kramer's sixth assist of the year and the goal gave SRU the lead, 1-0.
Following the break, Bloomsburg came out firing in the 51st minute when Megan Callan leveled the score with a shot into the top left corner of the net.
Moments later at 54:36, the Huskies' Allie Barber got free and finished off a crossing pass from Callan.
BU added to its lead at 69:34 when Barber got free again off an assist from Maggie McDonald.
Scoring ceased following a goal in the 76th minute as McDonald scored off a cross from Lauren Hoelke to give Bloomsburg a 4-1 advantage and the Huskies held on for the win.
BU advances to the semi-final round of the PSAC Tournament while SRU is eliminated. The Rock will now await the results of the NCAA Selection Show on Monday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. to find out if its season will continue.
The Rock are looking for their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2013.
If its season ended today, The Rock finishes with a 12-5-2 overall record and a 10-5-2 PSAC record. SRU's 12 victories are the second-most since
Jessica Griggs took over the program in 2015. Slippery Rock has consistently remained one of the top programs in all of NCAA Division II with 23 consecutive winning seasons. The streak is tied for third longest with West Chester among active streaks and is tied for sixth longest all-time. SRU has also totaled 21 straight years with at least 10 wins as well as seven NCAA Tournament appearances in the last 12 seasons.
Final: Slippery Rock 1, No. 10 Bloomsburg 4
Slippery Rock (12-5-2, 10-5-2 PSAC) at No. 10 Bloomsburg (14-2-2, 12-2-2 PSAC)
October 30, 2018
Steph Pettit Stadium | Bloomsburg, Pa.
HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: ROCK 1, BU 0; 27:16: Minda scored off a pass from Kramer.
GOAL: ROCK 1, BU 1; 50:50: Callan shot one from the right wing into the net.
GOAL: ROCK 1, BU 2; 54:36: Barber finished off a cross from Callan.
GOAL: ROCK 1, BU 3; 69:34: Barber found the net from 25 yards out.
GOAL: ROCK 1, BU 4; 75:41: McDonald finished off a cross from Hoelke.
NOTES
- Minda is now tied with Brooke Testa for the team-lead in points with 16. Minda leads the team with 7 goals and has two assists while Testa has five goals and six assists.
- Kramer's six assists are tied for the team-lead and are a career-best.
- SRU led in shots on goal 3-2 in the first period, but were out shot in shots on goal 6-1 in the second half.
- Four goals are the most The Rock has surrendered all season long. Previously, the most SRU had surrendered were three. Those three scores were also tallied by Bloomsburg earlier in the year.
- The Rock's loss Tuesday snapped a five-game winning streak.
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