COLCHESTER, Vt. - Junior Jack Andrews (Beverly, Mass./Bishop Fenwick) scored in the 19th minute to lift the Saint Michael's College men's soccer team to a season-opening 1-0 win over Georgian Court University at Duffy Field on Thursday. The contest capped day one of the Northeast-10 Conference/Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Kickoff Classic. Bentley University defeated Caldwell University, 2-1, in the opener.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-0), Georgian Court (0-1)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Jack Andrews (Beverly, Mass./Bishop Fenwick), 1 goal
• Senior Tyler Santaniello (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex), 1 assist
• Junior Muntasir Ahmed (Portland, Maine/Bridgton Academy/West Virginia Wesleyan), 1 assist
• Junior Garrett Smith (Gorham, Maine/Bridgton Academy/Bryant), 5 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Ayendi Batista, 4 saves

GAME FACTS

• The teams squared off for the first time.
• Saint Michael's held a 12-11 edge in shots, while both teams took five corner kicks.
• Smith, who served as a reserve netminder for two years at Division I Bryant University, registered the shutout in his college debut.
• Ahmed turned in a secondary assist in his first contest with the Purple Knights.

THE ACTION

• Georgian Court had a golden opportunity to score first in the fifth minute, but sophomore Gijs Van Eif pushed a shot wide left after getting a step on the Purple Knight defense.
• Andrews potted the game's lone goal in the 19th minute, heading home Santaniello's cross from the left sideline.
• Smith made the lead stand up by denying first-year Svante Haakansson in the 39th minute and two bids in a little more than two minutes apart during the 57th and 60th.
• Andrews nearly double the lead in the 76th minute, but senior midfielder Woodley Cagilus blocked his shot at an otherwise open net.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Caldwell University, 10:30 a.m. during the NE10/CACC Kickoff Classic.