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CALIFORNIA, Pa. - Sophomore back Hannah Saggese assisted on East Stroudsburg University's first five goals and the Warriors set a school record for goals against a PSAC women's soccer opponent with a 9-0 win at California on Friday afternoon.

Junior forward Alex Pickett and sophomore forward Jules Sicker (2 goals, assist) both scored twice and five other Warriors also found the net for ESU (4-2-1, 4-2). Sophomore forward Monica Wood and sophomore midfielder Danielle Cary both had a goal and an assist.

The Warriors' previous school record for goals vs. a PSAC opponent was set in an 8-2 win at Edinboro in 1996.

Saggese's five assists are one off the NCAA Division II record, tied for the fifth-most in DII history and the most by a PSAC player vs. a DII opponent. She assisted on all five of ESU's goals before halftime.

She recorded her first five career points, after playing in 12 games (three starts) as a freshman and starting all seven games this fall.

Four players scored in the first half, with Sicker opening the scoring 10 minutes in, assisted by Saggese and Wood.

Pickett, last year's Atlantic Region leader in goals (14) and points (33), scored her first two goals of the season and the 19th and 20th of her career, coming in the 13th and 20th minutes.

Freshman midfielder Haley Skove netted her second goal of the season in the 28th minute, and sophomore midfielder Nicole Abbott got her second of the year and third of her career in the 38th minute.

Wood scored he second of the year in the 53rd minute, assisted by Sicker, and Sicker got her second in the 60th minute, assisted by Cary.

Cary got the Warriors' eighth goal in the 64th minute, on assists from sophomore back Jessica Woodbyrne and junior back Danielle Curran, her second goal this year and the fifth in her career.

Senior forward Molly Vicari bagged the ninth goal in the 76th minute, scoring unassisted for her second of the season and the sixth of her career.

Sicker's haul pushes her career total from three to five. She has a team-leading four goals this fall, leading eight multiple-goal scorers.

Pickett had her sixth career multiple-goal game, adding to one as a freshman (2-1 OT win vs. West Chester in NCAA 1st round) and four as a sophomore.

Senior goalkeeper Jules Harris wasn't tested in her 55 minutes (54:54) in goal for her 31st career shutout in 68 starts, extending her school record.

Freshman Paris Banks played the final 35:06 and made one save in her first career action.

Three players spent time in goal for Cal (1-5-1, 1-4-1), which had deficits of 22-3 in shots and 10-0 in corner kicks.

ESU hosts Millersville on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Eiler-Martin Stadium.


GAME NOTES
* Saggese's 5 assists are a school record. The previous record is unknown (single-game stats are unavailable from 1992 through 2002) - the most assists since then was 3 by Amanda Vojta in 2014.