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Daemen Wildcats (4-3, 2-0 ECC) vs. Bloomsburg University Huskies (4-4, 2-2 PSAC)
Wednesday, Sept. 26 | 4:00 p.m.
Bloomsburg, Pa. | Steph Pettit Stadium

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Daemen heads back to Pennsylvania for the second straight week, this time to take on Bloomsburg which is ranked ninth in this week's Atlantic Region poll. The Wildcats have won three of their last four games and are coming off a 1-0 shutout victory over rival Roberts Wesleyan this past Saturday. Bloomsburg is the third Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference affiliate on the Wildcats' 2018 schedule; Daemen previously defeated Gannon (3-2 on Sept. 10) and lost at Lock Haven (3-1 on Sept. 18). The Wildcats will be looking to avenge a wild 5-4 loss to the Huskies last season. 

BACK IN THE SADDLE
Head coach Bobby McColl returns for his third season on the Daemen sidelines in 2018, and his seventh overall as a collegiate head coach. McColl heads into the 2018 season with a career coaching record of 54-52-8 with previous stops as the head men's coach at Greenville College (2012) and the head women's coach at Roberts Wesleyan College (2013-15). In 2017, he led Daemen to records of 7-11 (overall) and 3-6 (ECC). The team's overall win total matched the program record for wins in a season. 

SUPER SOPHS
The Wildcats 14 returning sophomores have all be contributing to the team in some form or fashion.  The headlined group of forward/defender Noah Keem, midfielders Anthony Cupello and Niklas Ringdahl Bohlin and forward Finn Krueger have all served as some of the players that make the team go. The four are all tied on the team with two goals apiece. All four players have contributed in their very own with Keem scoring two goals to beat Molloy or Ringdahl Bohlin scoring two goals to beat Gannon. Cupello scored the only goal in the win at Malone early in the season. These super sophs will continue to propel the team throughout the season.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Freshman goalkeeper Philipp Schmidt has started all seven games for the Wildcats and played all but 18 minutes. Schmidt has posted two shutouts this season and faced 77 shots. He ranks third in the ECC with 28 saves and has given up 12 goals on the season.

THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Daemen's 1-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Sept. 22 has the Wildcats sitting at 2-0 in East Coast Conference play. This is the first time the Wildcats have ever started out 2-0 in conference play in the team's history.

WITH A QUICKNESS
Daemen's 1-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Sept. 22 pushed the Wildcats' overall record to 4-3, matching the second fastest run to four wins in team history. The only season where the team reached four wins sooner was in 2010 when they started 4-1, picking up their fourth win on Sept. 13 that year. The other fastest time came in 2007 when the team started 4-4 and picked up their fourth win on Sept. 22 by defeating William Carey 2-1 in overtime. 

THRUWAY RIVALRY FAVORS WILDCATS
Coming off a 3-1 loss at Lock Haven, the Wildcats responded with a 1-0 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Sept. 22. Giacomo Bacigalupo notched the game's lone goal, his second of the season, and Philipp Schmidt recorded his shutout between the pipes. It was the Wildcats' second straight win in the series with RWC, both of which have been one-goal affairs. 

BLOOMSBURG SCOUTING REPORT
Bloomsburg has started off the season with a 4-4 record overall and 2-2 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. The Huskies are coached Danny Wheelan who is in his first year as the head coach. Bloomsburg loses four out of its top five goal scorers from last season. The four seniors combined to score 12 goals. However, Mike Bazadona III, who led the team in goals last season (5), does return at forward for the Huskies. Junior forward Tyler Madeira is leading the Huskies in goals this season with three and is tied for the team lead with two assists. Madeira was most recently named the PSAC Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week. The Huskies have started two different goalkeepers this season in sophomores Trey Orner and Brock Gould. The two have combined for 44 saves and 14 goals against. The 14 goals against is second most in the PSAC. The Huskies have lost to both Lock Haven and Gannon, who the Wildcats went 1-1 against this season. Bloomsburg was picked to finish ninth in the PSAC Preseason Poll behind 2nd place Gannon and 7th place Lock Haven.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Daemen vs Bloomsburg: 0-1
Streak: Loss 1
Last Meeting: Bloomsburg 5, Daemen 4 | Sept. 10, 2017 | Amherst, N.Y.

UP NEXT
Daemen will host NYIT in ECC play on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m.