EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa.-Elijah Ostrander (Marmora, N.J./Saint Augustine Prep) scored the eventual game-winning goal with just under two minutes to play in the first half to help lead the West Chester University men's soccer team (5-4-4, 4-3-1) to an important 2-0 victory over East Stroudsburg (7-4-4, 4-1-2) on Wednesday night.
Ostrander's goal came in the 44th minute off a
Michael Regan (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) corner, giving the Golden Rams a slim one-goal lead heading into the halftime break.
Up a goal at the midway point, West Chester scored less than 10 minutes into the second half when
Luke Newman (Mission Viejo, Ca./Santa Margarita Catholic) finished off a pair of excellent passes from
Joshua Rick (Berwyn, Pa./Devon Prep) and
Sean Duffy (Hockessin, Del./Salesianum) to give West Chester a two-goal lead in the 54
th minute.
Jaden Howard (Townsend, Del./Middletown) made five saves in the shutout victory as the Golden Rams handed the Warriors their first PSAC East loss of the season and first setback since a 1-0 loss on September 8 at Wilmington.
East Stroudsburg finished the game with a 14-10 lead in shots and a 5-3 lead in shots on goal, although West Chester ended with an 8-3 lead in corners, including a 5-1 advantage in the first half.
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West Chester will be back in action on Saturday afternoon on Rockwell Field against Shippensburg beginning at 12 p.m.