BUFFALO, N.Y. (September 5, 2022)- The Stonehill College men's soccer team wrapped up their New York road trip against Niagara University and despite goals from Ekrem Hadzic and Jacob Woznicki, the Skyhawks came up short, 3-2 Monday afternoon at Niagara Field.

Scoring

STO: Ekrem Hadzic 44'

        Jacob Woznicki 84'

NIA: Alberto Sanchez 13' (assist: Stephen Hasse) and 28' (assist: Jayson Repine)

        Rodrigo Almeida 45'

Goalkeeping

STO: Ryan Coutu (90:00)-six saves

NIA: Jamie Barry (90:00)- two saves

The Details

• A little over ten minutes into the half (13:55), the Purple Eagles struck first when Sanchez sent his shot past Coutu for an early 1-0 advantage. Sanchez struck again 15 minutes later (28:46) for his second goal of the afternoon and doubled the Niagara lead.
• Stonehill and Niagara continued to battle for the rest of the half and as the first was coming to an end (44:37), Hadzic fired his shot past Barry and cut the deficit to one (2-1) entering halftime. 
• However, not even a minute into the second half (45:44), Almeida drew a penalty kick and put his shot past Coutu, and gave back the two-goal lead for Niagara (3-1). 
• From that point, the Skyhawks defense and Coutu did not allow a goal for the rest of the half to keep the squad within striking distance. As the match went on, the Skyhawks struck late (84:42) to cut the Purple Eagles lead back to one (3-2) when Woznicki found the back of the net. 
• Despite the late goal, Stonehill could not grab the equalizer as Niagara held on for the one-goal win. 
• Coutu finished the day with six saves and is the second time this season he finished with five or more saves. 
• Niagara outshot the Skyhawks, 20-11 but in the second half, the two sides were nearly tied as the Purple Eagles barely outshot Stonehill by a 7-6 margin. Both sides ended the day tied in corner kicks (6-6). 

Up Next

Stonehill will have some time off before heading out for their farthest road trip of the season when the squad takes on University of Saint Thomas (Minn.) on Saturday, September 10 at 2 p.m.

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