AMHERST, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team lost at Daemen University, 3-1, on Saturday at Karrer Field. The Purple Knights played for the second time in three days.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (0-2), Daemen (1-0)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Senior Isaiah McCaskill (Springfield, Mass./Springfield Renaissance School/Becker), 1 goal
- First-year Aidan McHugh (Burlington, Mass./Brooks School), 6 saves
OPPONENT LEADERS
- First-year Riccardo Boscolo Bachetto, 2 goals
- Senior Derek Bartlo, 1 goal
- Graduate student Marcos Lerma Escobar, 1 save
GAME FACTS
- Saint Michael's played the second of three games in six days, and will play three August contests for the first time.
- The teams squared off for the first time.
- McCaskill scored his ninth goal in 19 games as a Purple Knight, and his 24th as a collegian, moving past the 50-point plateau (51) for his career.
- McHugh made his first college start.
THE ACTION
- Bartlo cracked the scoring column at 8:20 of the first half, tucking a blast from the right side of the box under the crossbar.
- A hand ball in the box gave Saint Michael's a penalty kick opportunity in the 21st minute, and McCaskill converted the try at 20:38 to draw the teams level.
- Bachetto put the Wildcats back on top at 67:12 before scoring again exactly three minutes later off of a corner kick set.
- McHugh made four saves down the stretch, all between the 73rd and 75th minutes, to keep Saint Michael's within striking distance, but a pair of corner kicks by the visitors in the final 2:15 did not lead to shots.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Tuesday vs. Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College, 3:30 p.m.
