It turns out that the No. 13 was anything but unlucky.

Whatever tarnish of superstition was clinging to that particular number for Bloomsburg, it was wiped away cleanly Sunday when the Huskies captured a record 13th NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship. Bloomsburg beat Massachusetts-Lowell, 3-2, at Stonehill’s W.B. Mason Stadium. [More]

Semifinals

Mass.-Lowell              0          2 – 2

Stonehill                      1          0 – 1

First half: S – Kathryn Nelson (Lindsay Pinkham ), 20:24

Second half:  UML – Jaci Moulton (unassisted), 41:45; UML – Sammy Macy (unassisted),  68:14.

Shots: Mass.-Lowell 13, Stonehill 7. Goalkeeper saves: Mass.-Lowell (Amy Carbon) 5, Stonehill (Courtney Osier) 3. Penalty corners: Mass.-Lowell 8, Stonehill 9.

Shippensburg              1          1 – 2

Bloomsburg                 1          3 – 4

First half: S – Ashley Taylor (Laura Wylde, penalty corner), 7:36; B – Erin Hench (Aubrey Carmen, penalty corner), 10:23.

Second half: B – Maggey Bloskey (unassisted), 39:18; B – Amanda Riley (Bloskey), 46:53; S – Katie Pufnock (Kristina Taylor), 61:17; B – Aime Sgarlat (unassisted).

Shots: Shippensburg 12, Bloomsburg 9. Goalkeeper saves: Shippensburg (Amanda Houser) 3, Bloomsburg (Caitlin Koczynski) 8. Penalty corners: Shippensburg 12, Bloomsburg 3. 

Championship

Bloomsburg                 2          1 – 3

Mass.-Lowell              1          1 – 2

First half: B – Amanda Riley (unassisted), 4:38; UML – Jaci Moulton (unassisted), 6:01; B – Alexis Weber (Ashley Miller), 17:16.

Second half: B – Riley (Julia Rush), 64:15; UML – Sammy Macy (Moulton), 65:24.

Shots: Bloomsburg 6, Mass.-Lowell 8. Goalkeeper saves: Bloomsburg (Caitlin Koczynski) 3, Mass.-Lowell (Amy Carbon) 1. Penalty corners: Bloomsburg 3, Mass.-Lowell 6.