EAST STROUDSBURG – Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jake Cirillo was 22-for-27 for 223 yards and a touchdown and ran for 36 yards and a score, redshirt junior tailback Devante Robinson gained 103 yards from scrimmage and scored twice on the ground, and East Stroudsburg University's defense forced four turnovers in improving to 3-0 with a 34-14 win over Edinboro in the 2019 home opener on Saturday afternoon at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

Cirillo's completion percentage (81.5%), second-best in school history, included seven catches for a career-high 118 yards by senior wide receiver Javier Buffalo.

Robinson had 18 carries for 65 yards, and added four receptions for 38 yards, part of a 351-yard performance for the Warriors' offense.

Redshirt sophomore free safety Tyler Watson, junior safety Andrew Brown and redshirt senior defensive end Joseph Odebode had interceptions for the defense, which limited Edinboro to 309 yards on 57 plays.

ESU improves to 3-0 for the first time since winning its first three games during the 2009 NCAA Division II Playoff season. The Warriors opened 5-0 in a 9-2 campaign in 2008.

ESU, which won 24-14 at Division I FCS in its season opener and 31-18 at Seton Hill last week, travels to Lock Haven for its PSAC East opener next weekend before hosting Millersville on October 5.

Edinboro (0-3) was led by freshman Dorian Woody (19 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD). Jordan Castelli was 16-for-30 for 186 yards and three interceptions, and standout wide receiver Ta'Nauz Gregory had seven catches for 78 yards after posting 11 catches for 162 yards and two TD in a 49-24 win over ESU last fall.

ESU led 14-0 before Edinboro ran an offensive play. Cirillo scored on a three-yard run to cap a game-opening 10-play, 70-yard drive, and after Gregory fumbled the ensuing kickoff – forced by senior Justin Haynes and recovered by redshirt senior Justin Johnson – Robinson plunged in from one yard out to make it 14-0 with 6:07 left in the opening quarter.

Edinboro got on a board with a 20-yard TD run by Woody, covering 85 yards in 10 plays.

The Warriors responded with a 13-play, 80-yard drive with Cirillo tossing a 10-yard TD to redshirt senior wide receiver R.J. Sarajian with 1:24 left in the first half to make it 21-7.

Castelli led Edinboro to the ESU 15-yard line late in the half, but a pass was deflected and then intercepted by Odebode to maintain the 14-point lead going into intermission.

Robinson's second rushing TD, from 15 yards, extended it to 28-7 early in the third quarter after Watson had an interception and 31-yard return on the fourth play of the second half and Cirillo hit Buffalo for 45 yards.

Edinboro marched 75 yards on 12 plays in its ensuing possession, cutting the margin to 28-14 on Woody's two-yard run with 5:34 left in the third quarter, but it was nearly all ESU from there.

Edinboro's final three drives netted just 15 yards, while the Warriors erased 6:27 on an 11-play, 61-yard drive and then two possessions later consumed 5:37 on a nine-play, 32-yard drive – both culminating in field goals by senior Jordan Walters (32 and 24 yards).

ESU's defensive unit is holding opponents to 15.3 points and 323.0 yards per game while producing seven total turnovers through three contests.

Walters is 4-for-5 on field goals, including kicks of 45 yards at Wagner and 49 yards at Seton Hill, 11-for-11 on extra points and averaging 37.8 yards on 12 punts.

Cirillo pushes his season totals to 48-for-81 for 621 yards, four TD and three interceptions while pacing the Warriors on the ground (32 carries, 222 yards, 2 TD). Robinson has contributed 169 yards and 5 TD rushing, and 114 yards and a TD receiving, while Buffalo has broken out with 14 catches for 211 yards and a score.

ESU's only better single-game completion percentage than Cirillo's 22-for-27 (81.5%) day was an 85.3 percent mark (29-for-34) from Matt Soltes in a 48-28 win vs. Clarion in his sophomore season in 2013. Soltes previously held the No. 2 spot, going 30-for-37 (81.1%) in a 35-28 upset win over West Chester in 2012.