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Filippo Riva
Ryan Long
3
East Stroudsburg ESU-M (2-3-0, 0-0-0 PSAC)
5
Winner Holy Family HFU (1-3-1, 0-0-0 CACC)
East Stroudsburg ESU-M
(2-3-0, 0-0-0 PSAC)
3
Final
5
Holy Family HFU
(1-3-1, 0-0-0 CACC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
East Stroudsburg ESU-M 2 1 3
Holy Family HFU 3 2 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Warriors Drop Non-Conference Battle with Holy Family

PHILADELPHIA -- The East Stroudsburg University men's soccer team fell to Holy Family, 5-3, in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at Tiger Field.

The Warriors fall to 2-3 on the season, while HFU picks up its first win of the season at 1-3-1.

Lucas Marques led the Warriors offensively on the day with a goal and an assist. Conor Rowbottom and Bradley Turocy also registered goals for ESU, while Colby Raymond and Filippo Riva notched assists. Nick Mazella made a pair of saves in his ESU debut in goal.

Notables:

  • In just five games this season, Raymond now has 13 points on four goals and five assists. He has registered at least an assist in four of his first five contests at ESU.
  • Marques also continued his hot start to his career in the Poconos, with 10 points in five games. He has four multi-point games as a Warrior in five contests.
  • Turocy's goal is the third of the season, after recording a pair of goals in ESU's opener against Felician. The goal is the 10th of his career.
  • Riva's assist was the first of his career for the freshman from Italy.
  • ESU led 15-11 on shots and 8-7 on shots on goal.
  • HFU limited ESU to just one corner kick, while the Tigers tallied six corners.
  • The Tigers' Mark Tobin made five saves in the win.

How it Happened:

  •  0:15 | Moments after the contest began, Riva would find Marques for the early goal to give ESU an early edge.
  • 1:00 | HFU would respond rather quickly, as HFU's Davis Habilaj would capitalize on a pair of passes form George Montag and Hunter Bell.
  • 22:02 | ESU retook the lead 21 minutes later, as Raymond found Rowbottom for the Warriors' second goal of the contest.
  • 23:42 | Habilaj struck again for the Tigers less than two minutes later, as McCormick found Habilaj on a corner kick.
  • 38:41 | Dakota Taylor would lift Holy Family to its first lead of the game on a penalty kick in the 39th minute.
  • 46:41 | Habilaj registered his fifth point of the contest less than two minutes into halftime, finding Joel Richmond to lift HFU to a 4-2 advantage.
  • 49:27 | It didn't take long for ESU to get back within a single goal, as the Marques to Turocy connection succeeded, making it a 4-3 game in favor of Holy Family.
  • 77:19 | Sean Touey wrapped up the scoring, extending the Tiger lead to 5-3 in the 78th minute.

Up Next: The Warriors are idle until Wednesday, when ESU travels to Bloomsburg for its PSAC East opener. The match is slated to begin at 4:30 p.m.

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