WEST CHESTER, Pa. – A goal late in the first quarter gave East Stroudsburg the early advantage and momentum to defeat Millersville 3-0 in the PSAC Semifinals at West Chester Friday night.
 
The Warriors tacked on back-to-back goals in the second quarter to take the 3-0 lead heading into the second half.
 
The loss ends Millersville's run in the PSAC Tournament. The Marauders are now 13-7 in the season. East Stroudsburg moves on to the championship game where they will face Kutztown on Sunday.
 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• The Warriors got on the board with just 25 seconds left in the first quarter. Hannah Barbush tipped the shot in out front of the goal off a pass from Briana Sassman.
• Kate Strickland made the first attempt to get the Marauders on the board to tie the game. Strickland dribbled the ball into the bottom left corner of the circle before sending it to the center. Asia Weaver was ready in front of the goal, but East Stroudsburg got the first stick on it deflecting it out of the circle.
• East Stroudsburg struck again with back-to-back goals in the 22nd and 24th minutes. Maddie Kline reversed chipped the ball from the far side to put the Warriors up 2-0 followed by a Jordan Wigglesworth from Celeste Veenstra goal for the 3-0 advantage.
• Trailing 3-0 with 18 seconds left in the half, Millersville got their first penalty corner of the game. Emma Boutcher sent the ball from the left side of the net to Erica Tarsi on the top left of the circle. Tarsi fired a rocket toward the cage, but it went just wide.
• With just under a minute left in the third quarter, East Stroudsburg barreled the ball into the circle toward the cage. The ball came loose and Autumn Peters stepped up to clear it under pressure with the Warriors' offense quickly approaching.
• Millersville set up back-to-back corner attacks to get on the board in the 12th minute of the fourth quarter. Both Tarsi and Lexi Robison fought to get shots off, but the Warriors defense remained strong.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• East Stroudsburg fired off 11 shots in the game with six landing on goal. Millersville saw a single shot in the game with none reaching the cage.
• Autumn Peters tallied three saves for the Marauders.
• Millersville had only one corner attempt in the first half, but quickly added three more in the second. The Warriors tallied six corners in the game.
• Erica Tarsi recorded the only shot for the Marauders in the game.
•The Marauders gave up no goals in the second half of play despite the Warriors six shot attempts.
 
NOTES
• Millersville is now 24-37-1 all-time in the series against East Stroudsburg. The Warriors now hold a four-game win streak against the Marauders.
• Shelly Behrens is now 9-14 all-time against the Warriors.
 
COACH SHELLY BEHRENS QUOTES
• "We gave up a goal with 25 second to go left in the first quarter, and I think that took a little wind out of our sails. Similar to Tuesday, I thought we just sat back a little too much. I wanted them to really push up and attack. I thought we did a little bit better in the second quarter, but East Stroudsburg got two great goals in behind us. Some better defensive pressure there can help with that. The third and fourth quarters I thought were great on us effort wise and energy wise. We earned corners, so you're always within a goal if you can get a corner. There were not enough legs to finish some things today and not enough of execution mentality that we needed on our set pieces."
• "I have fun every day I get to be with these guys. It's the best job ever because every day is different and every day is fun. It's fun coaching, leading, teaching and learning from them. It's been a great four years with our seniors. I don't think we did enough to move on, but I can't thank these kids enough for every day. It's been a blast."