EAST STROUDSBURG, PA – Third-seed East Stroudsburg scored a goal with just over one minute left in the contest en route to a 2-1 victory over sixth-seed West Chester in the quarterfinal round of the 2026 PSAC Field Hockey Tournament at Whitenight Field Tuesday afternoon.  
 
East Stroudsburg (15-4) advances to the semifinals to take on Kutztown on Friday at Shippensburg University. West Chester (10-8) must wait and see if its campaign continues when the NCAA Division II Field Hockey Tournament participants are revealed on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. on NCAA.com. 
 
Freshman Emily Dobrowolski tipped a shot from Piper Patrick as the ball took a high bounce over the shoulder of West Chester goalkeeper, Erin O'Brien (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee), for the game-winner.
 
Veerle Hersman (Lisse, The Netherlands) gave West Chester an early 1-0 lead converting a penalty corner on an insert from Laura Rogers (Delmar, Del./Delmar) with three minutes left in the opening quarter. It was her 10th goal of the season.
 
ESU's leading scorer, Rylie McGrath, leveled the game at one in the 34th minute of play just after halftime with her 13th of the season. Lisa Pasman had the assist on the goal.
 
O'Brien made three saves for the Golden Rams in the loss.