October 31, 2009

Box Score

EAST STROUDSBURG – Sarah Oswald scored the game’s only goal in the 59th minute and No. 5 West Chester posted its 12th consecutive shutout to beat East Stroudsburg University, 1-0, in the final PSAC East women’s soccer game of the regular season for both schools on Saturday night at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

Both teams had 12 shots and both goalkeepers were credited with four saves, senior Michelle Ginn for ESU (11-6-2, 5-5-2) and Lyndsie Bernardini for West Chester (16-1-1, 11-1).

ESU will enter next week’s PSAC playoffs as the No. 3 seed in the PSAC East and travels to Kutztown for its quarterfinal game next Tuesday at 1 p.m. West Chester, the division’s top seed, hosts Bloomsburg in the quarterfinals. The semifinals and finals will be played next weekend at the site of the top remaining seed in the Eastern Divison.

The Warriors wrap up the regular season with an 11-6-2 record and have posted double-digit wins in all three seasons under head coach Rob Berkowitz. ESU is 35-19-7 over the past three years and has made consecutive PSAC semifinal appearances.