COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team lost to regionally-ranked Adelphi University, 2-1, on Saturday at Duffy Field in Northeast-10 Conference play. The Purple Knights scored early in the first half but allowed two second-half goals to the Panthers, who are ninth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-4-3, 1-2-2 NE10), Adelphi (5-3-1, 2-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Amos Schramm (Sagard, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Germany/Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium), 1 goal
• Senior Liam Barrett (Saugus, Mass./Malden Catholic/UMass Lowell), 6 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Victor Castel, 2 goals
• Graduate student Justin Pierre, 1 assist
• Senior Adis Kolenovic, 1 assist
• Junior Richard DeBrosse, 1 assist
• Graduate student Daniel De La Heras, 2 saves

GAME FACTS

• Adelphi outshot Saint Michael's, 14-8, on the day while holding an 8-2 lead in corner kicks.
• After missing three games due to injury, Schramm has now been a part of two straight Purple Knight goals, assisting the equalizer against American International College on Tuesday night.
• Barrett made five of his seven saves in the second half.
• Both squads utilized seven reserves on the day.

THE ACTION

• Schramm scored the lone goal of the first half directly off a corner kick, bending the ball perfectly into the net to give the Purple Knights the lead in the ninth minute of the contest.
• Sophomore Drew Kull (Rochester, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) was able to stop a shot from the Panthers by heading the ball directly over the net to prevent the equalizer in the 20th minute.
• In the 27th minute, graduate student Matteo Lazzarini sent a shot in on a corner kick, one of Adelphi's best chances of the first half, but Barrett was able to save the attempt.
• In the second half, the Panthers scored their first goal in the 57th minute as Castel dribbled through traffic after a through ball from DeBrosse. He slotted the tying goal into the bottom left corner of the net.
• Castel scored again on the volley after a cross from Pierre in the 82nd minute.
• The Panthers took two more shot after the game-winner, the only attempts by either team, while salting away the better part of the final five minutes by controlling possession.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday at No. 20 Southern New Hampshire University, 7 p.m.
• The Penmen are 20th in the United Soccer Coaches national poll and third in the East Region poll.