GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Senior Muntasir Ahmed (Portland, Maine/Bridgton Academy/West Virginia Wesleyan) scored in the third and 88th minutes to send the Saint Michael's College men's soccer team past Adelphi University, 2-0, on Saturday in a meeting of regionally-ranked Northeast 10 Conference squads at Motamed Field. The Purple Knights were 10th in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll and the Panthers seventh.
 
RECORDS

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

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Ahmed, 2 goals
• Senior Garrett Smith (Gorham, Maine/Bridgton Academy/Bryant), 6 saves
• Senior Jack Andrews (Beverly, Mass./Bishop Fenwick), 1 assist
• Senior Mikel Penin (Bergara, Basque Country/Ipintza Institutua/Spring Hill), 1 assist

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Andrea Farinella, 4 saves in 88:10, loss

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights earned their first victory in 12 meetings with Adelphi.
• Adelphi held leads in shots (13-8) and corner kicks (8-3).
• The Panthers had not allowed multiple goals to an NE10 foe on Motamed Field since No. 1 Franklin Pierce University scored three on Oct. 31, 2023.

THE ACTION

• In the third minute, senior Xolo Miralles (Vinaròs, Spain/IES Leopoldo Querol/Otero) headed an Adelphi clearing attempt further into the box, where it deflected off of a Panther and to the foot of Ahmed, who one-touched a lefty strike to the top left corner.
• Smith made three saves in each half, including on consecutive corner kick sets in the 53rd and 54th minutes.
• In the 67th minute, Smith denied graduate student Rory Duggan, and sophomore Ryan Holt pushed the rebound over the net.
• The Purple Knights padded their lead in the 88th minute. Penin's through ball found Andrews, who dropped a pass for Ahmed, who ran on for the lefty finish into the far side of the net.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Next Saturday vs. Saint Anselm College, 1 p.m.