SEAFORD, N.Y. – Behind goals from six different players, the second-ranked East Stroudsburg field hockey team dominated Molloy, 7-0, on Tuesday afternoon at Cedar Creek Park.
The Warriors match their best start to a season since 2019, moving to 7-0 overall while the Lions fall to 1-4.
ESU remained at No. 2 in today's Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll, receiving a single first-place vote.
Notables
- Senior Nicole Krozser continued her breakout season on the offensive end, finding the back of the net for the sixth time at the 12:28 mark in the first quarter. Krozser entered the year with seven career goals in 42 games.
- Senior Hanna Lewis scored for her third consecutive game on a pass from junior Lisa Larsson to put ESU ahead 2-0 at the end of the first quarter
- Fresh off her PSAC Athlete of the Week honors, senior Madison Kline scored her fourth goal of the year to give the Warriors a 3-0 lead at the break
- Less than a minute out of halftime, senior Olivia Breen converted a penalty stroke for her third goal of the season
- Senior Lia Parker stretched ESU's advantage to 5-0 with her sixth career goal at the 32:44 mark in the third period on a pass from sophomore Jady van Gils, who picked up her first assist of the game
- Lewis tallied her second goal of the game as the senior redirected an pass from Krozser, who was credited with her second assist of the year
- Playing in just her second game, freshman Kayla Minkon capped off the onslaught with her first career goal to make the final score 7-0. Freshman Kendall Eggleston picked up the assist after logging her first career minutes in the red and black
- Junior goalkeeper Amy Supey pushed her shutout streak to 329:60 minutes after playing the first half, while junior Emma Valinote and sophomore McClosky (one save) combined for a scoreless final 30 minutes to notch the Warriors' sixth shutout
- ESU dominated the Lions in every facet including shots (52-1), shots on goal (32-1), penalty corners (17-0) and pace of the game
- In her 38th season, head coach Sandy Miller compiled her 466th career victory today, needing 21 more to move into third all-time in Division II
How it Happened
12:28 | On a loose ball in front of the net, Krozser was able to gain possession before turning and firing a low shot that snuck inside the right post to put the Warriors up 1-0
13:23 | With the Molloy goalkeeper ranging out the cage, Larsson took a shot from a top of the shooting arc that was ultimately pushed into goal by Kline to make the score 2-0 in favor of ESU
28:19 | After beating the Lions' defender one-on-one, Kline sent a blast from the top of the shooting circle that made its way into the back of the net as a Warriors player set a screen on the Molloy goalkeeper to give ESU a 3-0 edge going into half time
30:50 | ESU wasted no time in the second half, taking advantage of a foul by Molloy that resulted in a penalty stroke for the Warriors, which was buried by Breen in the top right corner to make the score 4-0
32:44 | Less than two minutes later, van Gils dropped off a pass to a wide open Parker on the left side of the Lions offensive zone, before she fired a blast into goal to put the Warriors ahead 5-0
43:49 | With the help of a penalty corner in the closing minutes of third quarter, the Warriors extended their lead to 6-0 as Lewis was able to quickly redirect a pass from Krozser for ESU's sixth goal of the afternoon
52:57 | Dribbling up the right side, Eggleston sent a pass across the middle of the field onto the stick of Minkon, who crushed a shot into the top left corner of the goal to make the final score 7-0
Up Next
The Warriors head to Shippensburg on Saturday for a marquee matchup against the third-ranked Raiders at 1 p.m. from the Robb Sports Complex.
