Saint Michael's Blanks Stonehill, 4-0
Purple Knights score twice
each half as Skyhawks close out season
Boxscore
EASTON, Mass. (October 28,
2009) - Saint Michael's College scored two goals each half
to claim a 4-0 victory over Stonehill College in Northeast-10
Conference men's soccer action at Skyhawk Field today. It marked
the final match of the year for both programs as the Purple Knights
were edged for a postseason berth and the Skyhawks hopes of their
first .500 season in 12 years fell just short.
Stonehill closes out its season
with a 7-9-1 record overall, 3-9-1 in the Northeast-10, while Saint
Michael's finishes at 9-5-3, 5-5-3 in Conference play. The Skyhawks
seven wins is the most for the team since they won the same amount
in 2006.
Senior midfielder Jared
Barry (Barrington, R.I./Barrington) scored a pair of goals
for Saint Michael's, while freshman Michael Garcia
(Maricopa, Ariz./Desert Vista) posted a goal and assist.
Junior Rondel Ward (Saint George, Barbados)
chipped in with a goal for the Purple Knights.
Senior goalkeeper Jason
Burnett (South Burlington, Vt./Pendleton School) made
seven saves in goal for Saint Michael's to preserve his eighth
shutout of the season. Freshmen Eric Schott (Canandaigua,
N.Y./Canandaigua Academy) and Chris Manke
(Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) both made their collegiate
debuts and split the goalkeeping duties for Stonehill who finished
with a 10-5 advantage in shots for the match. Manke posted the lone
save of the day in the second half.
This afternoon marked the final
collegiate match for Stonehill's five seniors: Martin
Earley (Basel, Switzerland/Hampden (Maine) Academy),
Ryan Hess (Springfield, Mass./Springfield
Cathedral), Victor Regis (Topsfield, Mass./St.
John's Prep) and co-captains Ben Irzyk (Wakefield,
R.I./South Kingstown) and Shaun Keeley (Woburn,
Mass./Woburn).
Saint Michael's took immediate
control of the match with two goals in the opening 15 minutes.
Garcia opened the scoring with his first collegiate goal 8:33 into
the contest, before setting up Berry's first goal at 14:28. The
Purple Knights extended their lead to three 5:41 into the second
half with Ward's fourth of the season, assisted by junior
Ryan Gannon (Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy).
Berry closed out the scoring with his team-leading sixth of the
season on a free kick in the 89th minute.
