Box Score

LYNDHURST, N.J. – Junior back Mateo Laredo-Fernandez opened the scoring with his first career goal, senior midfielder Jo Panuccio had a goal and an assist and senior goalkeeper Will Boerema opened his final season with a shutout as No. 25-ranked East Stroudsburg University won 4-0 at Felician in non-conference men's soccer and the Warriors' 2018 season opener.

ESU, the defending PSAC champion for the first time in 10 years, got on the board with Laredo-Fernandez's goal, assisted by Panuccio, in the 38th minute before scoring three in the second half.

Senior forward Eddy Enowbi, who had a team-best nine goals and was first team All-Region by the region's coaches last fall, scored ESU's second goal in the 64th minute, assisted by junior forward Irvin Zuzic.

Junior midfielder Sergio Bortolon, a transfer from Judson (Ill.), found the net in his ESU debut in the 74th minute, assisted by sophomore back Oliver Lundberg for his first career point.

Panuccio, who had the only goal in the fifth minute of ESU's 1-0 win vs. Gannon in last year's PSAC championship game, closed the scoring in the 79th minute.

Boerema, the PSAC Tournament MVP and a returning second team All-PSAC and third team All-Region selection, had four saves for his 14th career shutout (13th solo). He had nine shutouts (eight solo) while playing all but 45 minutes in ESU's 20 games last season, posting a 14-4-2 record.

The opener by Laredo-Fernandez – who started the final 17 games of last year's PSAC championship season – was the 3,000th goal in the history of a program that has won 20 PSAC championships, tied for the most in conference history, and made 24 NCAA Tournament appearances.

ESU improves to 759-412-109 (.636) in 1,280 games all-time – averaging an impressive 2.35 goals per game. Last year's team scored 46 goals, the most since scoring 54 in the program's previously most recent NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008.

Panuccio was second team All-PSAC last fall, notching three goals and three assists, and registered one of each in the 2018 opener.

Zuzic entered with nine goals and five assists in his first two seasons, picking up the assist on Enowbi's goal.

ESU, under 12th-year head coach Rob Berkowitz, made men's and women's program history – with both teams (coached by Berkowitz) entering the day with national rankings.

The Warriors posted an aggregate 10-1 scoreline, with the No. 14-ranked women winning 6-1 vs. Mercyhurst in a PSAC game at Eiler-Martin Stadium at 1 p.m., followed by the men's trip to Felician.

Both ESU soccer teams were previously nationally-ranked at the same time in 2008 – on November 14, the women (coached by Berkowitz) won 4-0 vs. WV Wesleyan for the first NCAA Tournament win in program history, while the men (coached by Jerry Sheska) fell 1-0 (OT) vs. Slippery Rock in the last of their 16 NCAA appearances in 29 years under Sheska.

ESU returns to action at home vs. Chestnut Hill on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the second of four non-conference games to open the season. The Warriors begin their PSAC slate vs. West Chester, unbeaten in 11 conference games last year, on September 12 at Eiler-Martin Stadium.