Meyer's second goal of the season gave the Skyhawks a two goal lead (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes)

EASTON, Mass. (October 6, 2021) - Stonehill College staked out a two-goal lead in the first half and made it stand over the final 45 to claim a 2-1 victory over rival Bentley University in Northeast-10 Conference men's soccer action at Skyhawk Field this afternoon.

Scoring

Iago Luiz De Sousa-Vieira (STO) 27' – Assist: Zach Davis
Colby Meyer (STO) 39' – Assist: Shon Ryan
Johann Fraser (BEN) 56' – Assist: TJ Walker

Goalkeeping
BEN: Markus Foehr (90:00) 1 save, 2 goals against
STO: Andrew Hammersley (90:00) 6 saves, 1 goal against

Shots: Bentley 19, Stonehill 8
Corner Kicks: Bentley 8, Stonehill 5

Hammersley made six second half saves to preserve the win (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes)

The Details

• Junior Andrew Hammersley protected the Stonehill lead by making all six of his saves in the second half as Bentley outshot the Skyhawks 12-3 over the final 45 to finish with a 19-8 advantage for the contest.
• Freshman Iago Luiz De Sousa-Vieira opened the scoring in the 27^th minute when sophomore Zach Davis fed him into open space down the right channel. De Sousa-Vieira took a touch and then fired his team and NE10-leading eighth goal of the season into the left side of the net.
• Stonehill doubled its lead in the 39^th minute when freshman Colby Meyer headed in a corner kick from the right side by sophomore Shon Ryan at the far post for his second goal of the season just moments after entering the match as a substitute.
• Bentley pulled a goal back in the 56^th minute as freshman Johann Fraser poked in a loose ball at the far post off a corner kick from postgrad TJ Walker for his first career goal.
• Senior Marcus Foehr finished with one save in the Bentley goal.

Up Next

Stonehill (5-4-1, 2-2-1 NE10) is back in action on Saturday, when it visits Adelphi University for an NE10 match on Long Island at 5 p.m. The Skyhawks return home on Saturday, October 16, to host American International College for an NE10 match as part of Homecoming Weekend at the College at 2 p.m. Bentley (2-7-0, 0-5-0 NE10) hosts Saint Michael's College on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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