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SCRANTON, Pa. – Lackawanna College women's soccer is back in action this week with a pair of games, starting with an away contest at Bloomsburg University on Wednesday, October 7^th at 7:00pm ET at Steph Pettit Stadium in Bloomsburg.
 
Game Details 
Who: Lackawanna College Falcons (1-9-0) at Bloomsburg University Huskies (7-4-0) 
When: Wednesday, October 7^th, 7:00pm ET  
Where: Steph Pettit Stadium, Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg, PA. 
 
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Video Coverage: PSAC Sports Digital Network
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This is the second meeting this season between Lackawanna College and Bloomsburg. The first encounter came on Wednesday, September 16^th, when the Huskies scored four second-half goals to pull away and win 5-0 at Schautz Stadium in Dunmore. Bloomsburg outshot the Falcons 31-1, with 15 shots on target, and scored four goals in the final 17 minutes to put an exclamation point on the win. You can read the full recap HERE.
  
The Falcons 
Lackawanna (1-9-0) was last in action this past Saturday against Shippensburg on the road, getting shut out 5-0 at David See Field. The Falcons were under constant pressure, giving up 51 shots, 24 on target, and only recording one shot, which came near the end of the second half. The Falcons gave up ten corners and had to make 18 saves, as Shippensburg scored four goals in the second half to run away with the win. You can read the full recap HERE.
 
Forward MacKenzie Seifried (Winfield, NJ) registered the shot for the Falcons that went wide from distance, while keeper Sophia Arvelo (Allentown, PA) had 17 saves, a season-and-career-high in her time at Lackawanna College. Lindsey Tasker (South Abington Twp., PA) returned to action for the first time since tearing her ACL almost 12 months ago. Tasker was on defense for 86 minutes before finishing the final four minutes in at keeper.
 
On the season, the Falcons have given up 48 goals and scored two in ten games this year. Lackawanna has 19 shots, 13 on target (.684), while their opponents have an astounding 319 shots, 154 on target (.483). The Falcons have five corner kicks, while their opponents have 106 corners this year.
 
Alana Alayo (Cherry Hill, NJ) and Kosi Nwozuzu (Queens, NY) have the only goals for the Falcons this season, with Nwozuzu's goal scored against Mansfield on September 9^th in the only win for the Falcons on the year. Aislyn Fitzgerald (Langhorne, PA) had the assist on Kosi's game winner. Alayo's goal was an individual effort from distance late against West Chester University at home on September 26^th.
 
Forwards Seifried and Isabella Caligiuri (Effort, PA) lead the team with three shots this season, each. Caliguiri has three shots on frame, while Seifried has one shot on target. Alayo, Tazjeane Bird (Upper Darby, PA), Grace King (Calvert County, MD) and Darexy Monroy (Pleasantville, NJ) each have two shots for the Falcons this season. Alayo has two on target, as does Monroy, while King has one shot on frame.
 
Arvelo has made 102 saves in ten games this season, averaging just over ten saves per contest. She has one clean sheet on the year, the win against Mansfield. She had a season-best 17 saves against West Chester on September 5^th, then matched that output with 17 more saves this past weekend against Shippensburg. Arvelo has recorded double-digit saves in her last five matches. She had ten saves against Bloomsburg back on September 16^th.
 
Coach Juan Almonte was named the head women's soccer coach at Lackawanna College in July 2025, and he will be entering his second season in charge for the fall 2026 campaign. Coach Almonte came to Lackawanna after stints as a volunteer coach with both East Stroudsburg and Marywood University. Before that, he was a head coach with East Stroudsburg South HS for two seasons.
 
In his inaugural season, Almonte and his Falcons battled injuries and a shortage of players to still compete in ten matches, winning a road contest at PSU Scranton for the highlight of the season. Despite the lack of on-field success, Almonte helped coach Melanie Shumway to her second-straight All-Region XIX selection, pacing the Lackawanna College offensive attack. 
 
The Huskies 
Bloomsburg (7-4-0, 5-4-0) is currently sitting fourth in the table of the PSAC East at 15 points, ahead of Millersville (4-2-3), which also has 15 points but one less loss. The Huskies are chasing Shepherd (6-3) for third, who they lost to 3-2 earlier this season at home, and will play this coming Saturday in Shepherdstown, WV.
 
The Huskies just had a six-game winning streak snapped at West Chester this past Saturday, falling 3-0 to the Golden Rams on the road. The game was fairly even, with WCU holding a slight edge in shots (21-16) and both teams putting nine shots on goal, but WCU scored a goal in the eighth minute to grab an early lead, when a wayward cross sailed over the keeper's head and into the net. Despite a good spell of pressure, Bloomsburg couldn't find the equalizer before WCU doubled its lead in the 36^th minute. The Rams would add a third off a corner in the 64^th minute to make it 3-0 and saw out their win from there.
 
Bloomsburg has scored 23 goals this season, averaging just over two goals per game, while allowing 12, just over one per contest. The Huskies have 164 shots, 71 on target, and a .433 SOG percentage. Their opposition has 136 shots, 49 on target, for a lesser .360 SOG percentage. Bloom has 49 corners this season, while their opponents have 47, and the Huskies have forced 48 saves, while making 37 of their own. 
 
Senior midfielder Olivia Thompson leads the Huskies in points (8) with three goals and two assists. Thompson has a team-high 18 shots, nine on target. Thompson is a four-year member of the program who blossomed into a solid starter last season. She had a two-game stretch this season where she had a goal and an assist in a win against Shippensburg, on September 5^th, then had a goal against Shepherd in a loss to the Rams. She scored a goal in the win against Mansfield on September 23^rd, recording four shots on target. She had two shots against West Chester on Saturday.

Senior forward Anika Krasnai has six points this season, with two goals and two assists for the Huskies. Krasnai has 12 shots, fifth on the team, and has six shots on target. Krasnai had a goal against Shippensburg on September 5^th, then had a three-game stretch where she scored at least one point. She had an assist in the win against Mansfield on September 23^rd, a goal in the win against Shippensburg on September 26^th, and another assist in the win against East Stroudsburg on September 30^th. She had three shots, all on target, but couldn't score against West Chester on Saturday.
 
First-year forward Jordan Andrews has one goal and three assists this season, scoring five points on the year. The Crestwood graduate has eight shots, seven on target, and has appeared in ten games for the Huskies this season. Andrews had an assist against both Seton Hill (9/12) and Lackawanna College (9/16), then scored her first-career goal against Mansfield on September 23^rd, while also recording an assist. Andrews recorded a shot against West Chester this past weekend.
 
First-year midfielder Niamh Fanning has two goals and an assist this season on 15 shots, third on the team. Fanning has four shots on target in nine games, making five starts. Fanning scored a goal and had an assist in the win against Shippensburg on September 5^th. She had seven shots against Lackawanna, but couldn't find the net. Fanning scored another goal against Shippensburg, this time in the win on September 26^th. Fanning had two shots against West Chester on Saturday. Fanning was a two-time Pennsylvania All-State selection out of Susquehannock HS, also earning a York-Adams DII POTY nod.
 
Sophomore keeper Izzy Hoffeditz is the main starter in between the posts this season, seeing time in ten matches. Hoffeditz has allowed 12 goals, a 1.3 goals against average, and has 30 saves. She has a pair of clean sheets, picking up one against Shippensburg on September 5^th and then another against East Stroudsburg on September 30^th. Hoffeditz had a season-best seven saves twice, getting seven stops in the upset win at Kutztown, and then seven saves in the win against ESU. She played 45 minutes against Lackawanna back on September 16^th, getting the first half start. Hoffeditz came up with four saves in the loss to West Chester on Saturday.
 
The head coach for the Huskies is Matt Haney, now in his 12^th year at Bloom and his eleventh season with the women's squad. Haney has won 128 games in his time at Bloom, and, with last year's qualification for the national tournament, Haney has now guided the Huskies to the NCAA tournament in five of his past seven years, and the Huskies have made a PSAC playoff appearance every year since he took over, winning a pair of PSAC titles in his tenure. Haney started as an assistant with both the Bloomsburg men's and women's teams in 2014, before taking over the women's squad. Before that, he spent two years as a volunteer coach with the Bucknell men's squad. Haney also spent time as an assistant coach over two different stints a York College. Before that, Haney played soccer for both Wilkes and Bloomsburg, excelling as a goalkeeper. Haney earned his bachelor's degree from York College in elementary education, and he earned a Master's degree from Saint Francis University in 2009.
 
Bloomsburg was picked to finish third in the PSAC East in the preseason, based on their NCAA Tournament appearance last year and the returning pieces from last year's tournament team. The Huskies received one first place vote, denying West Chester a unanimous pre-season #1 pick.
  
Next 
Next up, Lackawanna College finally returns home for another PSAC East opponent, as Millersville University comes north to take on the Falcons. Kickoff is set for 1:00pm ET on Saturday, October 10^th, at Schautz Stadium in Dunmore. It's the second meeting between the Falcons and the Marauders, with Millersville winning 2-0 in the first meeting at Millersville back on September 12^th.