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EAST STROUDSBURG – Senior midfielder Cree Julian and junior back Michelle Gogolen scored goals in the first 10 minutes and East Stroudsburg University posted its sixth shutout of the year as it enters the PSAC Women's Soccer Tournament, blanking Bloomsburg 2-0 on Senior Night at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

Julian scored her fifth goal of the season and ninth of her career in the fifth minute and Gogolen scored her second of the year in the 10th minute on a corner kick taken by senior midfielder Marissa Spitler to provide the scoring for the Warriors (10-4-4, 8-3-3), who posted their fourth 10-win season in six years under head coach Rob Berkowitz.

Junior goalkeeper Brittain Wagner had three saves, including stopping a penalty kick in the 37th minute, to secure her fifth shutout of the season and ESU's sixth overall.

ESU will be the No. 6 seed in next week's PSAC Tournament, the Warriors' first appearance since the current seniors were freshmen in 2009. Their quarterfinal host will be determined on Sunday as Gannon, currently fifth with 28 points, is at rival Mercyhurst at 1 p.m.

California will be the top seed with 34 points, followed by West Chester with 31. Kutztown and Edinboro are tied with 29 points, Gannon is on 28, ESU finishes with 26, Slippery Rock with 23 and IUP with 21.

The quarterfinals are currently scheduled for Tuesday.  A conference call to determine the final schedule will be held Sunday with this week's forecasted inclement weather.

UPDATE: ESU will play at Gannon in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 1 p.m.


GAME NOTES
* The Warriors have had at least 8 wins in all six seasons under Berkowitz. They had identical 8-9-1 records in 2010 and 2011, finishing just outside the PSAC Tournament. They were 11-7-2 in reaching the tournament in 2009.
* ESU's 2008 team went 12-6-4 and had the school's most recent NCAA Tournament appearance. The Warriors are currently No. 5 in the Atlantic Region rankings but fell at No. 6 Edinboro, 3-1, on Wednesday
* The Warriors were 12-7-1 in 2007 and made the first of two consecutive PSAC semifinal appearances in Berkowitz's first season.

* ESU recognized six seniors – Carly Collins, Bridget Connell, Sarah Garman, Cree Julian, Ashley McKenna and Marissa Spitler – before the match. The seniors improved to 37-29-8 in their four seasons at ESU.