EAST STROUDSBURG – Following their first loss of the season, the top-ranked East Stroudsburg University field hockey team bounced back with a 10-0 victory over Roberts Wesleyan on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Whitenight Field.

Playing their first game in nine days, the Warriors improved to 6-1 overall headed into conference play while Roberts Wesleyan slipped to 1-5 after the Red Hawks battled their fifth PSAC opponent in their inaugural season.

Last time the Warriors registered double-digit goals in a game was on October 7, 2015, in a 11-0 victory over Mansfield.

Notables

• Kerry Kaufman led a huge offensive afternoon for the Warriors as the sophomore registered a pair of goals, including the first of her collegiate career at the 4:21 mark
• Junior Jady van Gils got the scoring started for ESU just two minutes into the game with her sixth goal of the season
• Senior Hanna Lewis (4:55) picked up her sixth goal of the year, which is tied for the team lead, while graduate student Nicole Krozser collected her fifth goal
• Freshman Minke Klijn (19:36) found the back of the net for the third time and fellow classmate Romee Peters notched her second goal of the campaign
• Registering the first goals of their college career were freshman Olivia Peechatka (36:27), sophomore Emma Friend (36:27) and freshman Riley McGrath (51:04)
• Sophomore Elaiana Rivera-Lagalla paced the Warriors with the first two assists of her career while Allyson Forman, Lewis, Kaufman and van Gils each picked up one
• The Warriors dominated possession and held massive advantages in shots (47-0), shots on goal (30-0) and penalty corners (14-0). It marks the second time this season that ESU held their opponent without a single shot.
• Senior Amy Supey (6-1) and freshman Jet Vermeulen each played 30 minutes in goal for ESU
• Red Hawks goalkeeper Abigail Henderson registered 19 saves in 55 minutes
• Head coach Sandy Miller tallied her 485th career victory this afternoon, now needing two more wins to move into third all-time in NCAA Division II
• ESU is now 30-12 all-time when ranked as the No. 1 in NCAA Division II, dating back to 2004

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