MSOC10-11-01

ESU-Felician Men’s Soccer

LODI, N.J. – Brandon Smith booted in the winning goal and Jason Land posted the shutout as East Stroudsburg University won its fifth straight men’s soccer game, beating Felician College, 1-0, Thursday.

The Warriors raised their record to 10-3 with an important regional contest scheduled Sunday at 1 p.m. at home against unbeaten Dowling, ranked fourth in the nation. It will be a rematch of last year’s NCAA tournament first-round match, won by ESU, 1-1, 3-2 on corner kicks.

Smith broke a scoreless tie in the 68th minute after a pass from Chris Pinto. It was his third goal of the season. Land made six saves in his second straight shutout and fifth of the campaign.

The Warriors had a 9-6 edge in shots and have outshot all 13 opponents this season.

Felician is now 4-7.

East Stroudsburg 0-1 1

Felician 0-0 0

ESU – Brandon Smith (Chris Pinto), 67:30

Shots: ESU 9, Felician 6; Corner Kicks: ESU 5, Felician 1; Goalie Saves: ESU –

Jason Land 6, Felician – Hector Kotei 8

Records: ESU 10-3, Felician 4-7