LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Second-half tallies by senior Jack Andrews (Beverly, Mass./Bishop Fenwick) and sophomore Iago Lopez (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca) lifted the Saint Michael's College men's soccer team to a season-opening 2-0 win at Georgian Court University on Thursday at the GCU Track & Field Complex during the Northeast 10 Conference/Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Kickoff Classic.
 
RECORDS

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

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Andrews, 1 goal
• Lopez, 1 goal (1st career)
• Junior Ronnie Riby-Williams (Montpelier, Vt./Montpelier), 2 assists
• Senior Garrett Smith (Gorham, Maine/Bridgton Academy/Bryant), 1 save

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Ayendi Batista, 8 saves

GAME FACTS

• Lopez struck for a goal in his college debut.
• Smith now owns seven shutouts in 16 starts as a Purple Knight.
• The Purple Knights moved to 2-0 in the all-time series, having also won during their first meeting last fall.
• Saint Michael's held a 23-4 lead in shots as well as narrow 7-5 edge in corner kicks.

THE ACTION

• Batista made four saves in the opening half to keep the teams scoreless, while Smith went untested.
• In the 64th minute, Riby-Williams stole the ball from a defender just outside the box following a restart and slid a centering pass for Andrews, who one-touched the winner home.
• Smith made his lone save in the 80th minute, knocking down first-year Sander Rynning's bid from the edge of the box.
• Saint Michael's padded its lead late in the 89th minute. While possessing near the corner to maintain the one-goal edge, Riby-Williams broke through two defenders along the endline and found Lopez, whose one-touch curled into the left side of the net.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Caldwell University at Georgian Court, 11 a.m.