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The Warriors played another close game, but bowed to Kutztown by one point 17-16) and two inches Saturday. Five of the team's six games have been decided by a touchdown or less, two of them in overtime, and the sixth contest had a ten-point difference.

After falling behind, 17-14, on a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter, the ESU gridders had three opportunities to score in the fourth quarter. They drove to the KU nine-yard line, but were stopped on three plays and then a 26-yard field goal attempt by Mike Berry (Jr., Clarks Summit, Pa./Miami Southridge) was blocked.

They came right back and got to the one-yard line, but Nate Pendry (Fr., Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua) was stopped for no gain on third down and then quarterback Jeremy Palm (Jr., West Lawn, Pa./Wilson) missed by inches getting in on fourth down.

The Golden Bears gave up a safety when their punter intentionally ran out of the end zone and ESU took possession and drove back to the KU 24-yard line. A penalty stalled the drive and Berry's 41-yard field goal attempt with 1:27 remaining was wide left.

The ESU defense held Kutztown to a total of 208 yards and one touchdown and shut out the Bears' offense in the second half. Linebacker Kevin Nagle (Gr., Effort, Pa./Pleasant Valley) had one of his biggest games of the season with 14 tackles, including 12 solo hits.

Linebacker Rich Butcofski (Sr., Shavertown, Pa./Dallas) added 11 tackles with a sack. Nick Beisker (So., Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) and Jeremy Brown (So., Centreville, Va./Centreville) intercepted passes and Chad Weaver (Sr., Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) and Brian Holcovic (Jr., Mitchell, Neb./Mitchell) had fumble recoveries.

On offense, the Warriors piled up 217 yards rushing with Andre Castiglioni (Jr., Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg) gaining 93 yards on 19 carries and Pendry 69 yards on 13 carries.

The Warriors extended their Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference winning streak to 16 straight over three seasons by beating Kutztown, 1-0, in two overtimes and Slippery Rock, 3-0, in PSAC games last week.

Jason Land (Jr., Carneys Point, N.J./St. James) posted both shutouts, making five saves in 107 minutes against Kutztown and three saves against Slippery Rock.

Jorge Chapoy (So., Montclova, Mexico/Pequea Valley, Pa.) scored the second overtime goal against Kutztown, volleying in a shot after Chris Pinto (So., Santz Cruz, Brazil/St. Benedicts) had headed the ball over the defensive wall.

Brandon Smith (Jr., Forksville, Pa./Sullivan County) had a goal and an assist against Slippery Rock. Ahmet Kose (Jr., North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick) and Tom Mustac (Jr., West Milford, N.J./Clifton) had the other two goals with Eric Kolar (So., Fredericks-burg, Pa./Tulpehocken) and Chapoy getting assists.

The Warriors won their last four conference games in 1998, including a 1-0 victory over Millersville in the PSAC championship game. They were undefeated in the PSAC at 9-0 last season with a 3-0 win over Lock Haven in the title contest. They are 3-0 this year.

Justina Woolf (Jr., Womelsdorf, Pa./Tulpehocken) scored two game-winning goals as the ESU women's soccer team had a 2-1 week to even their season record at 6-6 and lift their Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference mark to 3-2.

Woolf converted a penalty kick with just over two minutes remaining to give the Warriors a 2-1 win over Kutztown Tuesday. She had been pulled down in the box which resulted in the penalty. Christina Bonomini (Sr., Blauvelt, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) scored the other goal.

Slippery Rock then ended Woolf's eight-game scoring streak in blanking the Warriors, 3-0, Saturday. The high-scoring forward immediately came back, however, to score both goals in

a 2-1 decision over Edinboro Sunday. Tiffanie Savacool (So., Yardville, N.J./Hamilton West) and Lauren DeRewal (Fr., Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) had assists. Woolf now has scored 14 of the team's 20 goals.

The Warriors swept three games last week, scoring 14 goals in wins over Shippensburg, Catawba and Mercyhurst.

Kathy Martin scored a goal with 11 seconds remaining for the game-winner in a 3-2 victory over Shippensburg. Michelle Butkus (Jr., Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) and Kate Dideon (Jr., Lancaster, Pa./Living Word Academy) also scored goals in the game.

The ESU stickers then trounced Catawba, 8-0, as Mardelle Swoyer (Jr., Jonestown, Pa./Northern Lebanon) got her second 'hat tricks' in two weeks and Butkus added two goals.

Terri Mensinger (Sr., Berwick, Pa./Berwick), Jess Anders (Jr., Telford, Pa./Christopher Dock) and Mandy Sturm (So., Shermans Dale, Pa./West Perry) also had goals.

Dideon, Swoyer and Butkus then tallied the three goals in a 3-0 decision over Mercyhurst. Kelly Wagner made seven saves in posting the shutout, her fifth of the season. Dideon now has 14 goals, Swoyer nine and Butkus eight. Kelly Derby (Sr., Ilion, N.Y./Mohawk Central) made a defensive save to preserve the shutout.

Brian Trentowski (Sr., Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem) and Darryl Brown (Fr., Kennett Square/Kennett) finished one-two as the ESU men beat Felician, 17-43, in a home cross country meet. Trentowski was timed in 27:31 and Brown one second back in 27:32 for five miles.

The Warriors' Mark Donio (Jr., Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills) was third in 27:50 with Jeff Callan (Sr., Glenside, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) fifth, 28:07, and Mike Browne (Fr., Brodheadsville, Pa./Pleasant Valley) sixth, 28:08.

The Warriors shut out Lehman, 15-50, in a home cross country meet with Christel Hibbard (Jr., Springville, Pa./Elk Lake) the individual winner by more than a minute with a 6,000-meter time of 22:34.

Danielle Centurione (Sr., Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland Regional) was second in 23:32, followed by Heather Bjorndahl (Jr., Coram, N.Y./Longwood) third, 24:05; Nicole Royer (Jr., Bethlehem, Pa./Dieruff) fourth, 24:18, and Erin Coyne (Fr., Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township) fifth, 24:26.

April Mellott (So., Dover, Pa./Spring Grove) hit a scorching .437 for the week as the Warriors remained undefeated in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division and then finished second in the Clarion Tournament.

Mellott had 107 kills and only 13 errors on 215 hitting attempts in the six matches. She also added 65 digs and 24 blocks, including 16 solos. She made the All-Tournament team at Clarion.

The Warriors completed a sweep of the first half of the PSAC Eastern Division season by sweeping Shippensburg, 3-0, for their fifth straight conference win. Mellott made 22 kills in 30 attempts with no errors for a .733 hitting average.

They then finished 3-1 in pool play in the Clarion tournament, beating Millersville, Shepherd and Clarion and losing to LIU-Southampton, all in 3-1 matches. They reached the tourney championship, but bowed to Clarion in a rematch, 3-1, despite Mellott's 15 kills and .538 hitting mark.

Setter Ashleigh Reinert (Sr., Dover, Pa./Dover) had a big part in Mellott's success as she gave her perfect balls to swing at all week and finished with 284 assists in 23 games for an average of 12.4 per game. Jessica Nourse (So., Hanover, Pa./Williamsburg) led the team in the win over Shepherd, which came into the tourney with 20 wins, with 19 kills and a .483 hitting average.