WEST HAVEN, Conn. (October 2, 2010) – The
Stonehill College men's soccer team was blanked 2-0 by the
University of New Haven in a Northeast-10 contest Saturday.
The Skyhawks outshot New Haven by a 12-8 margin but were unable
to get past Chargers goalkeeper Jonathan Creem (Naugatuck,
Conn./Naugatuck), who finished with seven saves.
Senior Nick Pezzente (Old Saybrook, Conn.) and freshman Gui Dos
Santos (Bethel, Conn./Bethel) scored for New Haven, and senior
goalkeeper Brandon McFarlane (Norwich, Conn./Norwich Free
Academy) made one save in the Skyhawks' fourth
defeat of the season.
Despite early offensive pressure from both sides, the game
remained scoreless through the first half as the Chargers did not
put a shot on target and Creem turned back four early attempts by
Stonehill. New Haven broke the deadlock in the 67th minute when
sophomore Joseph D'Antonio (Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside) took a
cross on the right side and set up Pezzente, who put away his first
goal of the season. Dos Santos added a second tally in the 82nd
minute for the final 2-0 advantage.
Stonehill (4-4-1, 2-4-1 NE-10) will play the next four games at
home, beginning with a matchup against Saint Thomas Aquinas College
on October 6 at 4 p.m.