Erie, Pa. - Mercyhurst Field Hockey looks to get back to their winning ways after dropping a pair of games this weekend, now sitting at 2-2 on the young season. They'll look to bounce back against Frostburg State on Tuesday, September 12th, before a bout with Bloomsburg on the 16th inside Saxon Stadium where the team will celebrate their seniors.

History Lesson

Mercyhurst's past with the Bobcats is a short one as they have only played four times prior to this matchup with the Lakers holding a 1-3 record in that time, winning the matchup in 2021 2-1. Mercyhurst has seen Bloomsburg plenty more, going 0-17 against the Huskies, hoping to end the streak on senior day.

Laker Leaders

So far this season, Jenna Cavalieri has been the top offensive option with five goals and three assists for a total of 13 points. Ellie Schau comes in right behind her with 12 points with five goals and two assists. Samantha Myers and Delfina Magro have both been strong facilitators alongside Cavalieri as they both has a trio of assists as well to tie for the team lead. In the cage, Kayla Desormeau continues to be a strong keeper as she has racked up 17 saves to this point in the season while allowing just seven goals in four games.

Scouting Frostburg

The Bobcats have yet to lose this season as they sport a 3-0 record in 2023. They have allowed just two goals so far this season with both of them coming in their season opener when they defeated Converse 3-2. It has not been any one player doing all the heavy lifting on offense to this point for Frostburg as their five goals are spread out among four players with only Emilie Bonhivert having multiple goals with two. 

Scouting the Huskies

Bloomsburg is currently 4-0 on the year with a matchup with Roberts Wesleyan on the 13th before coming to Erie. The Huskies has been a solid offensive team to this point in the year with 13 goals scored in their four games, scoring multiple goals in each contest. Emily Swineford ha? been the go-to goal scorer to this point in the season with five goals to her ledger to go along with two assists for a total of 12 points. She is followed by Jenna Bush with a trio of scores, giving Bloomsburg a dynamic duo the Lakers hope to contain.

Next Game

Looking ahead, Mercyhurst dives into their PSAC schedule in the third full week of September astray are set to go on the road to play Kutztown on Saturday, September 23rd, at 11:00 a.m. next week for their lone game of the week.