KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The Kutztown University women's lacrosse team returns home after three road Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchups. The team is set to play Bloomsburg University on Wednesday, April 20 at 4 p.m. at Keystone Field.
 
The two teams will meet with similar talents and the same PSAC record of 2-8. Kutztown comes in 6-9, 2-8 in the PSAC, while Bloomsburg comes in 4-9, 2-8 in the PSAC.
 
In the previous two years, Bloomsburg has been nationally-ranked. Like it did when it defeated Shippensburg earlier this year, KU will be looking for its first win over Bloomsburg since the program re-established in 2008.
 
Kutztown's offense has been strong and vital to the team's success this season. KU outshoots its opponents 385-346 and ranks eighth in the PSAC with 25.67 shots per game.
 
Key attackers for KU have been Sarah Gabriele (Felton, Pa./York Catholic) and Lauren Huggins (Media, Pa./Penncrest), who have made their presence clear within their sophomore seasons. Gabriele leads the PSAC with 124 shots, and leads the team with 42 goals, ranking her third all-time in KU history for goals scored in a single-season. With the top-two records standing from the 1980s, Gabriele's scoring display this season has been the best at KU since the program's reinstatement in 2008.
 
Huggins leads the team with 19 assists, 13th in the PSAC and third in KU history. She has contributed 32 goals this season.
 
Other central Kutztown attackers include Makayla Bowman (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn), Madison Carlucci (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley), and Lauren Schmidt (Hanover, Pa./South Western), each having scored 10 or more goals this season.
 
Defensively, the team has picked up 330 total groundballs, averaging 22 per game for second in the PSAC. Kutztown's Courtney O'Neill (Stratford, N.J./Sterling) and Bloomsburg's Brigid Kyne battle for the PSAC-lead in caused turnovers. O'Neill's 34 put her atop the PSAC, while Kyne averages the most with 2.31 per game.
 
KU also comes up fourth as a team with 9.93 caused turnovers per game, while Bloomsburg also ranks high at fifth with 9.77. Likewise, KU tallies more draw controls per game at 11.40, with Bloomsburg following behind at a close 10.08.
 
Kutztown's two goalies have similar statistics this year. Abby Cox (York, Pa./West York) has made 53 saves for the team and Jen Bergey (Souderton, Pa./Souderton) has made 54. Cox has a .379 save percentage and 11.19 goals-against-average, while Bergey holds a .386 save percentage and 11.86 goals-against-average.
 
Kyne and Taylor Turner pace the Bloomsburg team with the most goals, shots and groundballs. Kyne leads with 26 goals, 56 shots and 45 groundballs. Turner comes in close at second with 24 goals, 48 shots and 29 groundballs. Kyne wins the majority of the teams draw controls with 51.
 
Kutztown will remain home to play its final regular season game against Seton Hill University on Friday, April 22 at 2 p.m.