EAST STROUDSBURG – In its final home game of the season, the East Stroudsburg University men's soccer team sent its 13 seniors out in style with a 3-0 victory over Shippensburg on Saturday night at Eiler-Martin Stadium.
The Warriors improve to 7-3-6, 3-3-5 in the PSAC East, while the Raiders fall to 4-8-3, 1-8-2 in the division.
Hunter Paone,
Cayetano Diaz and
Colby Raymond all registered goals, while
Aiden Hoopes posted a clean sheet in his first start.
Prior to the contest,
Aiden Hoopes, Stelios Melekos,
Trevor Paone,
Ethan Ruppersberger,
Austin Weeks-Woodward,
Bradley Turocy,
Alexander Andersen,
Andrew Kulynin,
Colby Raymond,
Alexei King,
Cam Wheeler and
Andrew McKnight were honored for their contributions to the ESU men's soccer team and East Stroudsburg University.
Gallery: (10-28-2023) ESU Men's Soccer Senior NIght 2023
Notables
- After a scoreless first half, ESU's Hunter Paone found the back of the net in the 47th minute. He rocketed a shot off a pass from Austin Weeks Woodward on a free kick. The goal for Paone is his second this season.
- Cayetano Diaz added an insurance goal during the 73rd minute of action. Ethan Flickinger sent a perfect cross pass to Diaz, who headed in his second goal of the season to lift ESU to a 2-0 edge.
- With just 29 seconds remaining in their senior night game, Stelios Melekos found Colby Raymond for one final goal at Eiler-Martin Stadium this season.
- In his first career start, Aiden Hoopes blanked the opposition, making three saves. SU's goalkeeper tandem of Cody Willoughby and Ryan Krumenacker combined for eight saves.
- ESU led in shots (30-7), shots on goal (11-3), while both teams totaled four corner kicks. Four yellow cards were issued, with the Raiders assessed with three.
How It Happened
Up Next
- The Warriors close the 2023 campaign on Fri., Nov. 3 at West Chester. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.