EAST STROUDSBURG – The second-ranked East Stroudsburg University field hockey team continued its winning ways as the Warriors shutout Mercyhurst, 3-0, on Saturday morning from Saxton Stadium.
Using a pair of fourth quarter goals to pull away, the Warriors improved their record to 13-2 overall and 6-1 in the PSAC while the Lakers dropped to 2-12 on the season and 0-7 in the conference.
ESU continued to dominate the all-time series against Mercyhurst as the Warriors improved to 26-1 overall and have now not allowed a goal to the Lakers in the last six meetings.
In today's victory, the Warriors held Mercyhurst without a single shot, marking the fourth time this season the Warriors kept their opponent at bay.
Notables
- Nicole Krozser broke a scoreless tie at the 25:37 mark in the second quarter as the graduate student redirected an initial pass from fellow classmate Lia Parker to make the score 1-0 in favor of ESU. Krozser registered her team-leading 10th goal of the season while Parker collected her team-high sixth assist.
- Senior Madison Kline converted a penalty stroke at the 52:13 mark in the fourth quarter for her eighth goal of the campaign
- A little more than a minute later (53:18), freshman Minke Klijn capped of the scoring for ESU with her fourth collegiate goal
- Despite not facing a shot, Amy Supey (13-2) registered her fourth solo shutout of the season and the sixth of the year for ESU
- ESU held the edge in shots (28-0), shots on goal (21-0) and penalty corners (22-2)
- Sandy Miller moved closer to 500 career victories as the 39th-year head coach tailed her 492nd win
- On Tuesday, the Warriors dropped to No. 2 in the NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll for the first time this season but still received six first-place votes compared to 12 for the Shippensburg, who ESU defeated earlier this week, 5-1
- Additionally, ESU was listed in the first edition of the NCAA Division Atlantic Regional rankings which were released on Wednesday in alphabetical order
How It Happened
Up Next
ESU begins the final week of the regular season on Tuesday as the Warriors travel to #7 West Chester for a PSAC game at 4 p.m. from Vonnie Gros Field
