WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Behind a second half goal from Owen Rennie, the Warriors took down the West Chester Rams in a 1-0 contest to earn their first back-to-back wins of the season on Wednesday afternoon. With the victory, ESU rises to 5-3-2 on the year and 2-0-1 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
•    The Warriors owned the first 15 minutes of the game offensively, maintaining possession throughout with two corner kicks and two shots. Around the 18-minute mark, it became a much more back-and-forth contest with both teams getting shots off. Soon after, defenses came into play and neither team got a look for the final 15 minutes of play in the first half. 
•    After an early West Chester shot, ESU resumed control of the offense to start the second half. This continued through to the 62nd minute when Rennie got in position for a penalty kick. The sophomore faked the goalkeeper to the opposite side of the net, drilling in the first goal of the game. 
•    After the goal, the Warriors went heavy on the defense, allowing the Rams to get just five shots off for the remaining 28 minutes with just two of those going on goal, successfully preventing a game-tying score.

GAME NOTES
•    After missing the last two games against Lock Haven and Millersville, Rennie returned to the lineup today to score the lone goal for the ESU and his second on the season.
•    Also returning to the lineup after two games away was Phil Sykes. With his four saves, the junior recorded his third shutout of the year, the fifth for the Warriors overall. 
•    Both teams were evenly matched on the stat sheet with four saves apiece but ESU getting the slight edge in shots and shots on goal, notching 14 and five respectively.

UP NEXT
Men's soccer looks to continue building on their current streak as they come back to East Stroudsburg for a two-game home stretch. The first of these matchups is against the Shippensburg Raiders at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Eiler-Martin Stadium.