Box Score

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. - Sophomore forward Alex Pickett had two goals and an assist, leading No. 13-ranked East Stroudsburg University to an 8-2 win at Bloomfield in non-conference women's soccer on Monday night.

Pickett scored or assisted on three of ESU's first four goals as the Warriors (12-4-1) built a 3-0 halftime lead, which they extend to 5-0 by the 68th minute.

Freshman midfielder Abby Marchese added a pair of goals, the first two of her career, concluding ESU's scoring in the 87th and 89th minutes.

Senior midfielder Alyssa Simeone put the Warriors on the board with her first career goal in the 14th minute, assisted by Pickett.

Senior back Hannah Gombos (goal, assist) scored in the 24th minute and assisted on Pickett's header on a corner kick in the 42nd minute for ESU's 3-0 lead at intermission.

Pickett scored unassisted in the 61st minute, and freshman midfielder Nicole Abbott scored her first career goal in the 68th minute, assisted by sophomore midfielder Nikki Weiss for her first career point.

Junior forward Molly Vicari gave ESU a 6-1 lead in the 75th minute, her first goal of the season and the second of her career, assisted by sophomore back Kyra Dubost.

Marchese scored her first career goal in the 87th minute and then again 1:47 later, the second assisted by sophomore midfielder Holly Nicolardi for her first career point.

Junior goalkeeper Jules Harris played the first 60 minutes in goal for the Warriors, relieved by senior Brooke Powers, who made one save.

Stephanie Rivera scored for Bloomfield (0-15-1) in the 74th minute, and Simone McEnough converted a penalty kick in the 84th.

Two goalkeepers played a half for Bloomfield, with Emira Sela making seven saves and Adeline Argabrite posting 10 in the second half.

ESU had a 35-4 advantage in shots.

Pickett's output gives her a team-high nine goals with two assists for 20 points, playing in 13 of the Warriors' 17 games. She is the only player with more than three goals for ESU this fall.

Gombos notched her second goal and eighth assist of the season, and the eighth goal and 16th assist of her career.

Simeone, Abbott and Marchese all scored their first career goals, and Abbott, Marchese, Weiss and Nicolardi registered their first career points.

ESU takes an 11-3-1 PSAC record into Saturday's regular season finale at Gannon, which is 8-4-3 (8-4-2 PSAC) entering a home game vs. California on Tuesday.

The Warriors, the two-time defending PSAC champion and 2015 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region champion, can secure a top-four seed in next week's PSAC Tournament with a win or tie on Saturday, or other results around the conference. The top four teams in the eight-team tournament will host a quarterfinal game on Tuesday, November 1.