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ERIE, Pa. – Six different players contributed to four goals in the opening 23 minutes, as East Stroudsburg University cruised to a 4-0 victory at Mercyhurst on Saturday.
The Warriors (7-2, 2-0 PSAC) have won six of their last seven games, and they have posted shutouts in all six of those victories. The Lakers (1-8, 0-2 PSAC) were outshot by a 17-4 margin on the afternoon.
Senior
Bailey Quinn scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season off a penalty stroke to open the scoring. Quinn, who led ESU with 13 goals a year ago, has recorded points in three-straight games.
Junior
Emily Spangler, senior
Ashley Ceschini and freshman
Celeste Veenstra had the other goals for the visitors. Spangler's marker, her second of the year, was assisted by junior
Kristen English off a penalty corner.
Junior
Karly Conway set up Ceshini's goal at 18:34, while Veenstra rounded out the scoring with an unassisted strike, her third in as many games.
Junior
Maddie Richie was required to make one save in goal before she was replaced by sophomore
Margaret Fulton in the closing minutes of regulation.
ESU improved to 22-1 lifetime against Mercyhurst, with nine-straight victories in the series dating back to 2013.
The Warriors, ranked No. 3 in the most recent NFHCA DII national coaches' poll, return to action for a 4 p.m. matchup at No. 6 Bloomsburg on Tuesday.