BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Lucas Marques capped a comeback with a goal in the 88th minute, as the East Stroudsburg University men's soccer team knocked off No. 22 Bloomsburg, 3-2, in the PSAC Opener on Wednesday at Steph Pettit Stadium.

With the win, the Warriors (3-3, 1-0 PSAC) knocked off a nationally-ranked opponent for the first time since defeating No. 12 Mercyhurst, 3-1, pm Oct. 15, 2011 at Eiler-Martin Stadium. The game also marked the first time ESU has defeated a ranked opponent on the road since taking down No. 7 Southern Connecticut in New Haven on August 26, 2005 in the season opener.

ESU trailed 2-0 at halftime, but rallied for goals in the 52nd, 76th and 88th minutes to pull off the upset.

Bradley Turocy, Ignasi Cucurella and Marques accounted for goals, while Colby Raymond and Juan Carlos contributed assists.

Notables

• With the game winner, Marques now has four goals and four assists (12 points) in just six games this season. He has scored a goal in four consecutive games.
• Raymond also continued his hot start with points in five of six games this season. He leads the Warriors with 14 point on four goals and six assists. He has had a part in 10 of ESU's 16 goals this season. The Kingwood, N.J. native has recorded a point in four consecutive matchups.
• Cucurella's goal was the first of his career for the freshman from Spain. His country mate, Juan Carlos contributed on the goal with the helper.
• Turocy's opening the goal was his fourth of the 2021 campaign and his 11th of his Warrior career.
• The win snapped a 10-game winless streak to nationally ranked opponents. ESU had tied and advanced in penalty kicks at No. 16 West Chester during the 2017 postseason.
• Since 2003, ESU has now come-from-behind from a two-goal deficit on three occasions. The most recent time coming in 2017, when ESU trialed 3-1 and won 4-3 in double overtime. The Warriors also had a two-goal comeback in 2003 against the Raiders, downing Ship 3-2 after trailing 2-0 in the 54th minute.
• Both teams recorded seven shots, with four reaching the net.
• ESU led 7-6 on corner kicks.
• Evan Miele made a pair of saves in his third victory of the season.

How It Happened

• 35:58 | Approaching halftime, BU's Parker Nickelson would strike in the 36th minute. The Husky goalkeeper would boot a ball that would find settled and passed to Nickelson, who was able to lift a shot over the head of Miele, who was coming in to attempt a save.
• 38:05 | Just over two minutes later, Bloomsburg would extend its lead to 2-0 after the Warriors failed to clear a ball in their defensive zone. Collis Heleine gained possession and attempted a far shot that was just out of reach of the jumping Miele.
• 51:58 | ESU would put a tally on the scoreboard in the 52nd minute, as Raymond took possession deep into the offensive end after a through ball from Lucas Marques. After quickly settling the pass and preventing it from going over the end line, Raymond sent a cross that was unable to be tracked down by the Husky goalkeeper, as Turocy would have an open net to slide the ball into.  
• 76:16 | Off of a free kick, Carlos would gain possession off the far post as Cucurella would fire a shot that bounced right over the diving BU keeper to knot the score at 2-2 with less than 14 minutes remaining in regulation.
• 87:20 | On a free kick just outside the goal box, Abdullah Nuredini would fire a shot that was saved, but Marques made a beeline towards the rebound quickly and sent an elevated shot to the top right-corner for the eventual game-winning goal. The Warriors were a man down, after Turocy's second yellow card of the evening in the 76th minute.

Up Next: The Warriors are idle this weekend and return to Eiler-Martin Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 29 against Shippensburg. The contest is slated to start at 4:30 p.m.