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EAST STROUDSBURG - Senior forward Casey Choffy and junior midfielder Andrew McGinley scored in a three-minute stretch in the second half, leading East Stroudsburg University to a 3-1 win over Bloomsburg in PSAC men's soccer on Wednesday night at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

Junior midfielder Austin Bogart opened the scoring for ESU (7-7-1, 4-5-1) in the 19th minute, before Bloomsburg (11-4, 6-3) tied it at 1-1 on a goal by Austin Transue 1:09 into the second half.

Choffy scored his 10th goal of the season with a header on an assist from freshman midfielder Alex Kardos in the 59th minute, and McGinley struck on an assist by sophomore forward Christian Bukowski in the 62nd minute as the Warriors took a 3-1 lead.

ESU remains alive in its bid for its first PSAC Tournament appearance since 2010. The Warriors host Gannon in their final regular season game next Friday (Oct. 30) at 1 p.m. at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

ESU is tied for the sixth and final PSAC Tournament spot with 13 points through Wednesday's action. Several schools still have more than one conference game remaining.

Freshman goalkeeper Will Boerema made five saves for the Warriors. Jared Ott had two saves for Bloomsburg.

ESU scored on three of its six shots on goal. The Warriors had a 15-12 advantage in shots, and Bloomsburg held a 3-1 margin in corner kicks.

Choffy entered the week third in the PSAC with nine goals and is the first ESU player to score 10 goals in a season since Roshane Ellison (17) in 2008.

Bogart had his second goal of the season and the fifth of his career, and McGinley had his second of the season and the seventh of his career.

Bukowski notched his sixth assist to go with six goals this fall.

Kardos, who has started all 15 games in the midfield as a freshman, has two goals this year and pushed his assist total to four.

The Warriors entered the week second in the PSAC with 2.0 goals per game and hold a 31-25 scoring margin through 15 games.

ESU extended its lead in the all-time series to 38-15-3 and beat the Huskies for the first time since 2010.