SAINT MICHAEL'S UPSETS NATIONALLY-RANKED SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT, 1-0

Purple Knights hand #25 Owls first loss of season by way of Irving header

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 18, 2010
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COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team knocked off #25 Southern Connecticut State University 1-0 on Saturday at Duffy Field. The hard fought victory spelled the nationally-ranked Owls' first loss of the season and featured 29 fouls and four cautions between the relentless squads.

Southern Connecticut (4-1-0, 2-1-0 NE-10) came out firing and outshot Saint Michael's 8-4 in the first half. The Purple Knights (5-1-0, 2-0-0 NE-10) struck first, however, and notched the only goal of the game as junior Rob Irving (Oradell, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) blasted in a header off senior Ryan Gannon's (Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy (Central Conn. St.)) corner kick late in the first half.

Saint Michael's sophomore goalie Logan Kingman (New Bern, N.C./New Bern) earned his third shutout of the season and made seven saves against a potent Owls offense. Senior keeper Chris Rybacki (Putnam, Conn./Putnam (Central Conn. St.)) stopped three shots for Southern Connecticut.

The Purple Knights hit the road to face Saint Anselm on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

GAME SUMMARY

Southern Connecticut     0          0          - 0

Saint Michael's              1          0          - 1

First Half: 1. STM, Irving (Gannon), 29:58.

Second Half: None.

Shots: SCSU 17, STM 9.

Corner Kicks: SCSU 4, STM 3.

Goalkeepers: SCSU, Ryback (90:00), 3 saves; STM, Kingman (90:00), 7 saves.

Cautions and Ejections: 1. STM, YC (Rowe), 32:07. 2. SCSU, YC (Appiah), 33:20. 3. STM, YC (Parziale), 67:35. 4. STM, YC (Team), 77:52.

                                                                             -PURPLEKNIGHTS-