Thomas Hernon scored his first goal of the season against the Purple Knights

Skyhawks Fall to St. Michael's 2-1 

Boxscore 

Easton, Mass. - It was as tale of two halves, as a Stonehill controlled play in the first period but St. Michael's came back in the second, scoring two second half goals for a 2-1 win over the Skyhawks on Saturday. 

Stonehill's offense put pressure on the Purple Knights from the onset and was rewarded in the 21st minute when Thomas Hernon (Mansfield, Mass.) scored his first goal of the season on a shot from the middle of the six. 

The rest of the half saw the Skyhawks defense hold St. Michael's to one shot on goal, a free kick with just under nine minutes remaining in the period, while Stonehill had four shots on keeper Jason Burnett. 

In the second half it was the Purple Knights who were the aggressor, as they tied the game just seven minutes into the period on a Yoshikazu Ishii free kick from outside the 18.  

St. Michael's continued their aggressive play and were rewarded in the 70th minute when Tim Warren headed in a Ryan Horan header for a 2-1 lead. 

The Skyhawks mounted a late offensive, with four corner kicks between the 84th and 85th minutes, but came up empty as they were held to just two second half shots. 

Keeper Brandon McFarlane (Norwich, Conn.) had five saves in net for the Skyhawks who drop to 3-5-1 overall and 1-5 in NE-10 play. 

Stonehill returns to action when they play host Bentley on October 8 at 4:00 pm.