Women's Soccer

Melcer and Warriors Narrowly Miss Upset Bid

September 11, 2002

Long Island, NY - The schedule can't get any tougher but the East Stroudsburg University women's soccer team is even without it showing in the win-loss column. The Warriors took their fourth ranked opponent to the limit behind a pair of goals from Stroudsburg's Kate Melcer but fell just short, 3-2, on a game-winning goal by C.W. Post in the last 1:25.

The defeat drops ESU to 0-5 on the season but the young squad continues to develop into a more promising team with each contest. The squad's first five opponents have a 15-1 mark after today with each being regionally ranked and two in the top 25.

Charlene Conklin lobbed a pass over the C.W. Post defender to Melcer and she booted it past the net minder in the 43rd minute of play for a 1-0 lead at the half.

The Pioneers struck back with two goals in the first 10 minutes of the second stanza for a 2-1 tally. The Conklin-Melcer combo struck again to tie the match. Conklin received a pass from Jen Amos and pushed it ahead to Melcer who found the net for a second time at 85:30.

The upset bid was thwarted when Tara Vokes, who already had a goal and an assist, dribbled past the defense and lofted a shot over the ESU goalie for the game-winner at 88:35.

The Warriors outshot C.W. Post 16-11 while goalie Lindsay Vandergrift saved six Pioneer shots on goal.

ESU travels to northwestern Pennsylvania to face their sixth consecutive regionally ranked team in Edinboro for a 1:00 p.m. match Saturday.

ESU 1-1 2
CWP 0-3 3

Scoring
ESU - Kate Melcer (Charlene Conklin), 43:24
CWP - Tara Vokes, 48:54
CWP - Nicole Massari (Vokes), 53:11
ESU - Melcer (Conklin), 85:30
CWP - Vokes, 88:35

Goalies
ESU - Lindsay Vandergrift (90 min.) 6 saves; CWP - Paige Pepper (90 min.) 7 saves

Shots - ESU 16, CWP 11 Corners - ESU 5, CWP 4