EAST STROUDSBURG – Not even the rain soaked surface could slow down the top-ranked East Stroudsburg University field hockey team as the Warriors scored five second-half goals to take down Bentley, 6-0, on Sunday afternoon at Whitenight Field.
With the victory, the Warriors set the school record for the longest overall winning streak in program history at 12 games. ESU moved to 5-0 on the season and the Warriors' 12-game unbeaten streak dates back to November 5, 2022. Bentley dropped to 1-3 after the Falcons battled their fourth straight ranked opponent.
ESU continued to dominate the opposition as the Warriors have now outscored their opponents, 29-4, and outshot them 163-15 through a handful of games.
With the ESU leading 1-0 at the break, the Warriors exploded for four goals within a three minute stretch of the third period to pull away from Bentley.
Notables
- Senior Madison Kline and junior Jady van Gils each scored a pair of goals to lead the Warriors offensively. The scores were the fourth and fifth of season for Kline, while van Gils registered her second and third goals.
- Freshman Minke Klijn found the back of the net for the second time this season and fellow classmate Jolien Zoetman registered her first collegiate goal
- The Warriors assisted on five of six goals, led by senior Maddy Barbush (3) with a pair while graduate student Lia Parker (4), senior Lisa Larsson (2) and sophomore Emma Friend (1) were each credited with one
- Senior goalkeeper Amy Supey improved her record to 5-0 after playing 50 minutes in net and freshman Jet Vermeulen subbed in for the final 10 minutes
- The Warriors finished with the edge in shots (29-3), shots on goals (20-0) and penalty corners (14-4)
- Head coach Sandy Miller notched her 484th career win this afternoon, needing three more victories to move into third all-time in NCAA Division II
How It Happened
18:16 | ESU broke through in the second quarter when Barbush dropped off the penalty corner pass to her left for Kline, who blasted a shot into the bottom left corner to put the Warriors ahead 1-0
41:00 | The Warriors stretch their lead to 2-0 late in the third quarter when Barbush swung a pass across the circle to van Gils, who delivered a shot into the bottom right corner of the cage to make the score 2-0
42:15 | Klijn grabbed control of a long pass sent through the teeth of Bentley's defense and as the Falcons' goalkeeper moved toward her, she dribbled to the right before sending a shot into a wide open net
43:46 | ESU took advantage of another penalty less than two minutes later as Parker dished a pass to van Gils before she ripped a shot to score her second goal to put the Warriors up 4-0
44:15 | In the closing seconds of the third quarter, Larsson inserted the penalty corner to Kline, who settled the ball on her stick before unleashing a rocket for her second goal of the afternoon
58:20 | ESU capped off the scoring late in the fourth quarter when Friend delivered the ball to Zoetman near the top of the offensive zone before she flicked in her first collegiate goal to make the final tally 6-0
Up Next
ESU continues the homestand on Wednesday when the Warriors battle Pace at 4 p.m. from Whitenight Field
