Box Score

OAKDALE, N.Y. - No. 4-ranked East Stroudsburg University posted a 3-1 win at Dowling in non-conference field hockey on Tuesday afternoon.

Sophomore midfielder Sydney McCarthy and junior forward Robin Stevenson scored in the first half, and senior midfielder Rebecca Snyder scored 1:53 into the second half for the Warriors (5-2), who host No. 1 West Chester in their PSAC opener on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Whitenight Field.

McCarthy opened the scoring 15:14 into the game with her second career goal, and Stevenson made it 2-0 four minutes later on an assist from freshman midfielder Paige Harrold.

Dowling (1-4) pulled within 2-1 at halftime as Sarah Shams-Kollar scored 1:54 before intermission. Snyder gave the Warriors a 3-1 lead early in the second half.
 
ESU held advantages of 27-7 in shots and 11-5 in penalty corners.

Junior goalkeeper Danielle Ard made four saves for ESU, while Ariana Ovadia had 15 saves for Dowling.
 
On Saturday, ESU will look for its first win over a No. 1-ranked team since 2010, when the Warriors won 2-1 vs. Shippensburg in the PSAC semifinals.
 
 
NFHCA DII Poll
1. West Chester (6-0) - 176 points (16 1st-place) - previously 1
2. Millersville (5-0) - 151 (1) - 3
3. Shippensburg (5-1) - 150 - 2
4. ESU (4-2) - 90 - 4
5. Kutztown (4-2) - 86 - t-6
6. Limestone (4-1) - 78 - t-6
7. Bloomsburg (4-2) - 77 (1) - 8
8. LIU Post (3-1) - 60 - 5
9. Saint Anselm (5-0) - 50 - unranked
10. Franklin Pierce (4-2) - 19 - 10