A daily look at the Bloomsburg University Athletic teams.

It's Thursday and the sun is shining

Written by Bloomsburg Sports Info on 11:17 AM

Here is the Huskies Daily Update Blog for Thursday, March 12.

The sun is shining in Bloomsburg, although it is still cold.

WRESTLING
Congrats to Ricky Schemlyun who was selected as an at-large qualifier for the NCAA Division I wrestling championships next week in St. Louis. He will join Matt Moley, George Hickman and Ian Moser as those representing the Huskies.

SWIMMING
Juan Castaneda did not advance out of prelims today at the NCAA D-II swimming championships in Texas. Juan finished in a time of 50.53. Congrats to Juan on a great season.

SOFTBALL
Shivaun Fisher was named the PSAC Central Division (yep..I said Central) Pitcher of the Week. Fisher went 2-0 last week for the Huskies. Yes there is a Central Division this year in softball. The Huskies are grouped with Lock Haven, Clarion, IUP and Mansfield in the Central. The home opener is March 24th with Clarion.

BASEBALL
Don't forget the Huskies home doubleheader with Shippensburg tomorrow is at Shippensburg starting at 1 p.m. In fact both doubleheaders are set for Shippensburg this weekend. Litwhiler Field is undergoing its renovations and should be ready next week.

THIS WEEK'S POLL
Tell us whether you'd like to see more night games in football. The vote is to the left of this posting.

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Hey it's Wednesday...

Written by Bloomsburg Sports Info on 11:56 AM

Here is the Huskies Update for Wednesday, March 11.

BASEBALL
The Huskies lost to Villanova yesterday, 9-2. BU is now 8-7 on the year. The Huskies play Shippensburg on Friday. There is a site change though. Both Friday and Saturday's twinbills will be played at Shippensburg starting at 1 p.m.

LACROSSE
The lacrosse team improved to 2-0 on the year with a 13-10 win over Millersville on Tuesday. Bloomsburg will now host Philadelphia University on Saturday at 1 p.m.

SOFTBALL
A few schedule changes for the Huskies. BU will play a single game with Susquehanna on Friday, March 13 at 4 p.m. at Bucknell. The Huskies will also play a twinbill at Lincoln University on Friday, March 20 at 2 p.m.

CONGRATS
Congratulations to women's basketball player Kelsey Gallagher who was named the PSAC Eastern Division Freshman of the Year.

MORE CONGRATS
Also, congratulations to pitcher Grant Kernaghan and wrestler Matt Moley for being named Pitcher and Wrestler of the Week respectively by the PSAC. Kernaghan was the PSAC East honoree, while Moley won the award for the overall PSAC.

SWIMMING
BU swimmer Juan Castaneda will swim on Thursday in the NCAA D-II 100-Fly prelims tomorrow morning. Read more about Juan on the web site.


In fact read more about all these stories on the Huskies web siteby clicking here.

TWITTER
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How is Your Tuesday?

Written by Bloomsburg Sports Info on 10:54 AM

Good afternoon...here is the Huskies Update for Tuesday, March 10.

WRESTLING
Matt Moley was named the PSAC Wrestler of the Week after earning the OW award at the 2009 EWL championships. Moley upset top-ranked Gregor Gillespie in the finals of the 157-pound weight class.

BRANDT'S STEPPING DOWN
Head cross country coach Karen Brandt and her husband Jim Brandt, assistant cross country and track coach,announced yesterday that she is resigning to take a job a school in the midwest. Brant led the Huskies to the 2007 PSAC Women's Cross Country championship and a berth in the NCAA championships. We wish both of them the best of luck in their new position.

TODAY
The baseball team plays at 3:15 p.m. against Division I Villanova, while the lacrosse team takes on Millersville at 4 p.m. Check back to the Huskies web site tonight for results of both games.

POLL
Just a few more hours to vote in our weekly poll. Check back tomorrow for a new question.

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A really good weekend for the Huskies

Written by Bloomsburg Sports Info on 7:23 AM

Good morning...

Here is the Huskies Update for Monday, March 9th.

WRESTLING
Matt Moley was named the EWL championship's Outstanding Wrestler after winning the 157-pound title on Saturday. Moley knocked off the country's top-ranked wrestler, Gregor Gillespie by an 8-5 score to earn the title. It was Moley's first win over Gillepie after nine losses. Moley, Geogre Hickman (who finished second at 149) and Ian Moser (third at 125) all earned a bid to the NCAA championships in two weeks. Additional qualifiers will be named on Wednesday and the Huskies have a chance to pick up another 1-2 qualifiers. As a team the Huskies took third, their best showing since winning the title in 1993.

BASEBALL
Watch out PSAC the Huskies are on a roll! Bloomsburg had a good spring trip and finished with three straight wins, including two over number-8 ranked Lenoir-Rhyne. Kevin Ward hit .571 for the week for the Huskies, including going 10-13 against Lenoir-Rhyne in a three game series.

SOFTBALL
The Huskies finished their abbreviated spring break schedule with a pair of wins over Fayetteville State on Friday. The Huskies went 5-1 on their trip and play at Goldey-Beacom on Saturday and Virginia State on Sunday.

TOMORROW
The lacrosse team plays at Millersville on Tuesday in a PSAC-matchup before coming back home to face Philadelphia University on Saturday at 1 p.m.

TWITTER
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LAST DAY TO VOTE
Today is the last day to vote in this week's poll. Be sure to check it out on the left of this page.

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It's Almost The Weekend

Written by Bloomsburg Sports Info on 10:44 AM

Here is the Huskies Update Daily Blog for Friday, March 6.

BASEBALL
The baseball team lost last night 8-1 to Pfeiffer University. The Huskies have a three-game set with Lenoir-Rhyne today and tomorrow. (One game tonight...doubleheader tomorrow).

SOFTBALL
The Huskies split with Catawba College on Thursday winning 5-1 and losing 3-2. Updated stats for softball are now posted on the web.

TENNIS
The Huskies won 7-2 in women's action over Mercyhurst and 6-3 in men's action against Mercyhurst. The men remain unbeaten at 6-0 on the year.

WRESTLING
The EWL championships will be held tomorrow at Lock Haven University. Brackets for the tournament will be posted sometime tonight. Lock Haven's tournament page can be found by going here.
Read the BU preview byclicking here.

2009 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
The Huskies 2009 football schedule has been announced. Times are still up in the air on certain games, but the date and opponents are all finalized. The schedule is below.
Date Opponent Time
Aug. 27 ASHLAND 6 p.m.
Sept. 5 at California (PA) TBA
Sept. 12 at Mercyhurst TBA
Sept. 19 at Kutztown TBA
Sept. 26 CW POST TBA
Oct. 3 MILLERSVILLE TBA
Oct. 10 at East Stroudsburg TBA
Oct. 17 CHEYNEY (Homecoming) 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 24 SHIPPENSBURG (Parent’s Day) 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 31 at West Chester TBA
Nov. 7 GANNON (or PSAC Championship) TBA

ENJOY THE WEEKEND
Have a great weekend and don't forget to follow the Huskies on-line on our web site...Click Here. We'll update the site throughout the weekend. And be sure to check us out on Twitter (BUSports Info is our name). Also, make sure you vote in our weekly poll to the left of this post!

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Softball Finally Got to Play

Written by Bloomsburg Sports Info on 11:21 AM

Here is the Huskies Update for Thursday, March 5.

SOFTBALL
After having the first six games of its season rained or snowed out, the softball team finally got to play yesterday and beat Queens University 4-3 and 2-1. Tara Reed pitched and hit the Huskies to a win in game one, while Shavaun Fisher fanned 14 in helping the Huskies get a win in game two. Bloomsburg is playing Catawba today after having Johnson C. Smith cancel its game.

BASEBALL
The Huskies banged out 18 hits yesterday to get a 6-3 win over St. Andrews Presbyterian. Tony Donofry went 4-5 in the game. The Huskies are playing Pfeiffer University today.

TENNIS
The Huskies women lost to Niagara on Tuesday by a 7-0 score (Division I scoring system used). The men's and women's teams are playing Mercyhurst today in Hilton Head as the spring trip nears an end.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Fernando Perez was named the PSAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week and Kristen Bonito was named the PSAC East Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the period ending March 1.

READ MORE ON THE WEB
You can read more about all these stories by going to the Huskies web site by clicking here.

TWITTER
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SCHEDULE CARDS
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DON'T FORGET TO VOTE
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A Cold Tuesday

Written by Bloomsburg Sports Info on 6:13 AM

Here is the Huskies Update for Tuesday, March 3.

BASEBALL YESTERDAY
The baseball team finally got to play after being rained out over the weekend. Grant Kernaghan tossed a 1-0 shutout in the opener against Newberry College on Monday. In the nightcap, Vinny Voorhees struckout nine, but was a hard-luck loser at the Huskies fell 1-0. Bloomsburg plays at Benedict College today at 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL
Well, so far the softball team has been rained or snowed out every day of its spring trip. Over the weekend the tournament they were to play in at Catawba College was cancelled, while yesterday their doubleheader at Catawba was cancelled as is today's twinbill with Pfeiffer University. The Huskies hope to play Queen's College of Charlotte, NC at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

TRACK
Jamie Waack set a school record in the Heptathlon at the PSAC Indoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend. Read more about all the performances on our web site.

TENNIS
The men's team beat Millersville on Sunday by a score of 9-0. Mark Schroeder won 6-0, 6-0 at number three singles for the Huskies. The Bloomsburg women played Merdedith College yesterday and will take on Clarion today. The Bloomsburg men face Muskingum today.

BASKETBALL
Kelsey Gallagher was named the PSAC East Freshman of the Week for the eighth time this season after averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds last week. Read more about it on the web.

LACROSSE
The lacrosse team opened its season last Friday with an 18-2 win over Seton Hill. Tia Mazzie scored four goals to lead the Huskies to the win.

TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE CONTEST
The winner of our Two Tickets to Paradise contest sponsored by the Lehigh Valley International Airport and Allegiant Airlines is Janet Dennison of Zion Grove, PA. Congrats to Janet and thanks to everyone who signed up. Be sure to check out the Lehigh Valley International Airport next time you are planning a trip.

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