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August 29, 2004

Bloomsburg Routs Bryant in Field Hockey Opener

SMITHFIELD, RI —Kristi Ney and Kristy Kropa scored two goals each to lead the Bloomsburg University field hockey team to a 6-0 win over Bryant College Sunday in the season opener for both teams.

The Huskies opened the scoring 19 minutes into the game when freshman Morgan Wolf scored off an assist from All-American Sharla Partlon.

Ney notched the next two Bloomsburg goals over a four minutes stretch to put the Huskies up 3-0. Partlon then scored off a Wolf assist to give Bloomsburg a 4-0 lead at the break.

In the second half sophomore Kristy Kropa scored back-to-back goals two minutes apart with Marie Zorzi notching an assist on one of the scores.

In goal, the Huskies' Tracey Hudak stopped two shots to earn her first collegiate shutout.

Bloomsburg, 1-0, will visit Slippery Rock on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

SCORING
BU 1st 16:13 Morgan Wolf (Sharla Partlon)
BU 1st 11:32 Kristi Ney
BU 1st 7:50 Kristi Ney
BU 1st 4:30 Sharla Partlon
BU 2nd 20:21 Kristy Kropa
BU 2nd 22:16 Kristy Kropa
Goalie Stats
BU Tracey Hudak 2 saves 70 minutes
BRY Kasey Kortz 18 saves 70 minutes
Shots
BU 29 BRY 2
Corners
BU 10 BRY 0