KUTZTOWN – Behind an MVP-like performance from junior goalkeeper Amy Supey according to head coach Sandy Miller, the third-ranked East Stroudsburg University field hockey team upended #1 Kutztown, 2-0, in the PSAC Semifinals on Friday evening at Andre Reed Stadium.

ESU (17-2) defended 16 Golden Bears' (16-3) penalty corners and Supey made six saves, including facing the first penalty stroke of her career in the second quarter, to earn a spot in Sunday's PSAC Championship game.

"I can sum it up with three letters, M-V-P," said Miller. "That's what the team was shouting, and she is playing unbelievable right now." "She deserved the First Team All-PSAC honors and while our team is very solid at every single position, Supey has really been the difference maker for keeping us in some of these games." "The pressure that Kutztown put on in the third quarter was unbelievable, but Supey was awesome."

 "I was really nervous going into it because I've never saved a stroke before in a game, but it was really exciting I got to save it," said Supey. "I just remember watching it in film, the stroke and where it was going to, so I had a little bit of an idea."

The Warriors got the board early as the senior Madison Kline scored in the first quarter on ESU's third corner opportunity, before senior Lia Parker extended the advantage to 2-0 at the 40:36 mark.

ESU seeks their third PSAC title and will play the Marauders on Sunday for the second time in championship game, with the first meeting coming back in 2015.

"Millersville is playing really good (field) hockey, I said we have to be ready to go," added Miller. "We have a lot to play for and I'm really proud of them because anytime you get to the finals it's awesome."

Notables

• Less than seven minutes into the game, Kline scored her 10th goal of the season to put the Warriors up 1-0
   
• Parker doubled ESU's advantage to 2-0 at the 40:36 mark
   
• Sophomore Jady van Gils recorded her team-high eighth assist of the year while freshman Kerry Kaufman notched her first career assist
   
• Supey, an All-PSAC First Team selection, notched her fifth shutout of the season and improved her PSAC and NCAA DII leading goals against average to 0.37 and save percentage (0.882)
   
• The Golden Bears had the edge in shots (9-6) and shots on goal (6-3)
   
• In her 38th season, head coach Sandy Miller earned her 476th career victory today, now needing 11 more to move into third all-time in Division II
   
• On Wednesday, the Warriors ranked third in this week's edition of the NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll. In the NCAA Atlantic Regional rankings, ESU jumped up to No. 2 with the Selection Show taking place on Monday at 3 p.m.

How it Happened
6:24 | ESU cashed in on their third penalty corner in as many minutes as Olivia Breen dropped off the initial pass to van Gils, who swung the ball across the circle to Kline, before she ultimately blasted a shot into the back of the cage to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead

49:59 | With Morgan Mesenbrink leading the fast break for ESU, the graduate student sent a pass up the right side to Kaufman. The freshman dribbled into the circle before sending in a bouncing pass to the stick of Parker, who fired a low shot into the bottom left corner to stretch ESU's advantage to 2-0

Up Next
The Warriors are headed to their first PSAC Championship game since 2019, squaring off against No. 3 seed Millersville at noon from Andre Reed Stadium
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