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Holy Family University Athletics
Header Claw
MSOC - Davis Habilaj
3
East Stroudsburg ESU (2-3-0, 0-0-0 PSAC)
5
Winner Holy Family HFU (1-3-1, 0-0-0 CACC)
East Stroudsburg ESU
(2-3-0, 0-0-0 PSAC)
3
Final
5
Holy Family HFU
(1-3-1, 0-0-0 CACC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
East Stroudsburg ESU 2 1 3
Holy Family HFU 3 2 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Tigers Take Down Warriors in Offensive Battle



Philadelphia, Pa. – The Holy Family University men's soccer team scored a season-high five goals, including two by senior Davis Habilaj (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) as the Tigers defeated the East Stroudsburg Warriors, 5-3, on Saturday afternoon in a non-conference contest at New Tiger Field.
 
Score: Holy Family 5, East Stroudsburg 3
Records: Holy Family (1-3-1, 0-0-0 CACC) | East Stroudsburg (2-3-0, 0-0-0 PSAC)
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (New Tiger Field)
 
Goal Scorers
L. Marques – ESU (1') | D. Habilaj – HFU (2') | C. Rowbottom – ESU (23') | D. Habilaj – HFU (24') | D. Taylor – HFU (39') | J. Richmond – HFU (47') | B. Turocy – ESU (50') | S. Touey – (78')
 
How It Happened
 
* Fifteen seconds into the game the Warriors found the back of the net as Lucas Marques came through with the early score.  Less than a minute later, Habilaj tied the game with the first of his two first half goals.  Senior Georg Montag and freshman Hunter Bell (Delran, N.J./Life Center Academy) were credited with the assists.
 
* Later in the first half East Stroudsburg regained the lead with a score by Conor Rowbottom, however just like earlier in the game the Tigers came right back.  Just over a minute later Habilaj scored his second goal of the half off a corner kick attempt from senior Sean McCormick (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) to tie the game at 2-2.
 
* Holy Family grabbed its first lead of the game in the 37th minute after junior Dakota Taylor (Willow Grove, Pa./Archbishop Wood) converted a penalty kick attempt after an East Stroudsburg foul inside the box.  Holy Family took a 3-2 lead into halftime.
 
* In the second half the Tigers wasted no time doubling their lead when senior Joel Richmond (Bridgetown, Barbados/Church Farm) tallied a goal off an assist from Habilaj to make the score 4-2.  Richmond's goal came in the 47th minute and in good timing.  The Warriors responded in the 50th minute to come within one score of the lead after Bradley Turocy found the back of the net for a goal.
 
* Holy Family maintained the one goal lead until the 78th minute when junior Sean Touey (Rockledge, Pa./Abington) gave the Tigers some breathing room when he scored his second goal of the season to make the score 5-3.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* The five goals scored are the most by the Tigers since totaling five goals in a 5-0 victory versus Chestnut Hill College back on Oct. 3, 2017. 
 
* Habilaj tied his career-high with five points on the afternoon with two goals and an assist.  The last time he finished with five points in a game was versus Felician University in 2019.
 
* Senior goalkeeper Mark Tobin (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic (La Salle Univ.)) made five saves in the game; all in the second half.
 
* Bell's assist on the Tigers' first goal marked his first collegiate point.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the ninth meeting between Holy Family and East Stroudsburg since the start of the 2002 season.  The Tigers are now 2-7-0 versus the Warriors in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Tuesday, Sept. 21 when the Tigers host Goldey-Beacom College in their first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest of the season.  Game time is set for 4 p.m.
 
 
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