Purple Knights drop second straight conference contest

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team (5-3-2, 2-2-2 NE-10) dropped their second straight conference game, 1-0, at Le Moyne (4-2-3, 3-1-2 NE-10) on Saturday. The Dolphins held the Purple Knights to three shots in the first half and used a late first half goal to sneak ahead of Saint Michael's for good.

For Le Moyne, senior Zach Kuzemka (Chenango Forks, N.Y./Chenango Forks (Fairfield) pounced on loose ball after Saint Michael's sophomore goalie Logan Kingman (New Bern, N.C./New Bern) knocked down a shot by freshman Michael Spadine (Owego, N.Y./Owego). Kuzemka's goal proved the deciding factor, as the Purple Knights rattled off nine second half shots but could not find the back of the net.

Kingman made five saves for the Purple Knights, and freshman keeper Matthew Silva (Brampton, Ontario/Saint Augustine) stopped five shots for the Dolphins.

Saint Michael's travels to nationally ranked Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. conference game.

GAME SUMMARY

Saint Michael's              0          0          -0

Le Moyne                      1          0          -1

First Half: 1. LEM, Kuzemka (Spadine), 28:46.

Second Half: None.

Shots: STM 12, LEM 20.

Corner Kicks: STM 3, LEM 5.

Goalkeepers: STM, Kingman (90:00), 5 saves; LEM, Silva (90:00), 4 saves.

Cautions and Ejections: 1. YC, STM (Khartabil), 88:16.

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