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Seniors Casey Choffy and Jonathan Stuppe

ESU Men’s Soccer Falls to Gannon, 1-0 (OT), in Season Finale

10/30/2015 12:00:00 AM

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EAST STROUDSBURG - Freshman goalkeeper Will Boerema made a season-high 11 saves, but Gannon broke through with the game's only goal 4:46 into overtime as East Stroudsburg University fell, 1-0 (OT), in its 2015 men's soccer season finale on Friday afternoon at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

Ted Martin scored for Gannon (7-9, 5-6) after Nick Stephenson's header was saved by Boerema midway through the first overtime period.

Gannon had a 19-4 advantage in shots and a 12-1 margin in shots on goal. Jorge Hernandez made one save for the Golden Knights.

Two ESU seniors, forward Casey Choffy and midfielder Jonathan Stuppe, played their final games for the Warriors (7-8-1, 4-6-1).

Choffy scored 10 goals as a senior, ESU's first 10-goal season since 2008, and added an assist for a team-high 21 points. He ranked third in the PSAC in goals and assists entering the week. He had 12 career goals and one assist for 25 points. He started all 16 games this season and had 49 starts in his career as a three-year starter and four-year letterwinner.

Stuppe started all 34 games over the last two years (36 career starts) and had 10 career goals and five assists for 25 points. He had two goals and two assists this season and a team-high four goals and two assists in 18 games in 2014.

Choffy, Stuppe and sophomore forward Christian Bukowski were named to the Capital One Academic All-District team on Thursday, giving ESU three of the region's 12 selections.

Seven players started all 16 games this year in Choffy, Bukowski, Stuppe, junior midfielders  Austin Bogart and Andrew McGinley, freshman midfielder Alex Kardos and sophomore back Keelby Espinola. Junior back Jeff Wolf (15), junior back Casey Albino (13) and sophomore back Ryan Lesane (10) were also regulars in the starting lineup.

Bukowski had six goals and six assists and was the only PSAC player with at least five goals and five assists entering the final week of the regular season.

Boerema made 13 starts and had a 1.56 goals against average in 1207:53 in goal.

ESU's seven wins are its most since posting 13 wins in 2010. The Warriors had conference wins at Shippensburg (2-1 OT), vs. Pitt-Johnstown (6-2), at Seton Hill (2-1) and vs. Bloomsburg (3-1).
 
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