Box ScoreJOHNSTOWN - No. 5-ranked East Stroudsburg University set a single-season school record with its 14th consecutive victory, scoring three goals in the first half en route to a 5-0 win at Pitt-Johnstown in PSAC women's soccer on Saturday.
The Warriors (14-1, 13-1) broke a record set by the 1994 team which opened 13-0 on their way to the first-ever PSAC championship awarded in women's soccer. They tied the record with a 2-1 win over Seton Hill on Wednesday on a goal by sophomore back
Laurel Neira with 1:37 left.
With the victory, ESU clinches a top-four seed in the PSAC Tournament and a quarterfinal home game on Tuesday, November 4. The Warriors will play a home PSAC Tournament game for the first time since 2007.
ESU keeps pace with West Chester for the top of the PSAC standings with 39 points. The Warriors posted a 2-1 (2OT) win at West Chester on September 30.
Neira scored ESU's first goal in the 20th minute on Saturday, and three players scored their first career goals - freshman midfielder
Lauren Brophy in the 41st minute, sophomore midfielder
Andrea Polanco in the 42nd minute and freshman forward
Kendall Galvin in the 79th minute.
Sophomore forward
Olivia Davidovich scored her second goal of the season in the 69th minute for the Warriors.
Freshman back
Amanda Vojta recorded three assists - ESU's most since at least 2003. Vojta has 13 assists this year, ESU's freshman record, and two away from the school record of 15 set by Jenn Russo in 1995.
Neira's goal was her team-leading sixth of the season.
Sophomore midfielder
Sarah Scheidell and freshman midfielder
Shannon Boyle also had assists for ESU.
The Warriors held a 25-4 advantage in shots and freshman goalkeeper
Jess Hetrick made one save.
Leeann Gorman had nine saves for UPJ (0-16, 0-14).
ESU travels to Chestnut Hill for a non-conference game on Monday before hosting Slippery Rock (Friday) and California (Saturday) to finish the regular season. Slippery Rock is currently fifth in the PSAC standings with 31 points, and California is fourth with 32.
