Seton Hill hosted #12 East Stroudsburg on Saturday afternoon in an important PSAC contest. The Griffins rallied from 2-0 down in the game's final eleven minutes to send the game to overtime and then scored twelve seconds into overtime for a 3-2 win. SHU improves to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in PSAC play. The win is the twelfth in a row at home for the Griffins and their first ever win over East Stroudsburg.
East Stroudsburg took a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute on a goal off a header. The Warriors took the 1-0 lead into the halftime break. ESU led 10-4 in shots in the first half.
Jessica Neill recorded 3 saves in the first half.
The Warriors extended their lead to 2-0 with a goal in the 62nd minute.
Emily LoPresti scored her first of two goals in the 80th minute that cut the ESU lead to 2-1. LoPresti connected with her left foot from about 30 yards out, beating the keeper into the upper left hand corner of the net. Just under four minutes later,
Ashlynn Swanger found
Italia Biondi open and Biondi took the pass turned and beat the ESU keeper to tie the score at two with just over six minutes to play in regulation. Neither team scored over the final six minutes and the game went into overtime. ESU outshot the Griffins 13-8 in the second half.
It did not take long for the Griffins to win the game in overtime. LoPresti sent the ball back to
Amy Lynch who played the ball forward. The ball hit an ESU defender and LoPresti got to the ball, took a touch and buried the game winner with her left foot just twelve seconds into overtime. The goal is the 16th career game winner for LoPresti.
Neill finished the game with 8 saves.
SHU will continue PSAC play on Wednesday when they travel to IUP.
