MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team blanked Saint Anselm College, 4-0, on Tuesday at Melucci Field. The non-league contest between Northeast-10 Conference foes was their annual Community Cup match, through which each team donates to a local charity. Inti Academy, which serves underprivileged youths in Manchester, N.H., was this year's beneficiary.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-3-1), Saint Anselm (0-8)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Tyler Santaniello (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex), 2 assists
• Senior Jake Manley (Burlington, Vt./Burlington), 1 goal
• Senior Alessandro Pescina (Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela/Colegio Loyola Gumilla), 1 goal
• Sophomore Marshall Butler (Middletown, Conn./Middletown), 1 goal
• First-year Joey Manley (Burlington, Vt./Vermont Academy), 1 goal (1st career)
• Junior Garrett Smith (Gorham, Maine/Bridgton Academy/Bryant), 1 save in 71:31, win
• Senior Ian Boudreau (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury), 0 saves in 18:29 of relief

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Peyton Breda, 1 save in 45 minutes, loss
• Junior David Hood, 2 saves in 45 minutes of relief

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights held sizable leads in shots (16-4) and corner kicks (10-3), including holding a 7-0 corners advantage in the second half.

THE ACTION

• Pescina scored just 1:13 into the contest, converting Santaniello's through ball by hitting the inside right netting.
• At 23:28, Butler doubled the lead after touching junior Muntasir Ahmed's (Portland, Maine/Bridgton Academy/West Virginia Wesleyan) long pass through a rushing Breda and finding an open net.
• Jake Manley tallied at 38:28 following junior Ryan Noci's (Peabody, Mass./Bishop Fenwick) aerial pass, and brother Joey Manley scored only 3:06 later after Santaniello's crafty end-line rush and cross.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Southern Connecticut State University, 3 p.m.