COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team blanked Vermont State University Johnson, 3-0, on Wednesday at Duffy Field. The Purple Knights utilized a lineup primarily consisting of reserve players, including four student-athletes who made their season debuts and three more who saw their first starts.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (2-8-3), VTSU Johnson (1-7-1)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Junior Joey Manley (Burlington, Vt./Vermont Academy), 1 goal
- First-year Johnluca Frenzilli (North Kingstown, R.I./Mount Saint Charles Academy), 1 goal (1st career)
- First-year Sebastian Zurria (Doral, Fla./Doral Academy Prep), 1 goal (1st career)
- Senior Treyce Brannigan (Nantucket, Mass./Nantucket), 1 assist
- Senior Connor Maurath (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt/Georgian Court), 1 assist
- First-year Carter Robbins (Warwick, R.I./Mount Saint Charles Academy), 1 assist
- Senior Brock O'Hearn (Waterford, Va./Darlington School), 1 save in 45 minutes, win
- Senior Ian Uecker (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield/Iona), 0 saves in 45 minutes of relief, 1 assist
OPPONENT LEADERS
- First-year Zane Cooper, 10 saves
GAME FACTS
- Uecker recorded the third goalkeeper assist in program history, and the first since Logan Kingman '13 dished an 81st-minute secondary helper on Oct. 25, 2011, to kickstart a three-goal comeback in the final 10 minutes of a miracle 3-2 win over Merrimack College.
- The Purple Knights are 30-7-2 in a series that began in 1970.
THE ACTION
- Saint Michael's took the lead for good in the 27th minute. After Manley's pass sent Frenzilli into the box, the rookie worked a give-and-go with Brannigan, receiving with his right foot before sliding a left-footed shot inside the right netting for his initial college tally.
- Just after halftime, Zurria's bid from 30 yards out snuck inside the right post for a 2-0 lead at 48:52. Robbins and Maurath also assisted.
- The Purple Knights padded their lead in the 77th minute, as Uecker's long pass from his own box down the seam found Manley, who cut back at the top of the far box with Cooper in pursuit and tallied on the vacated net.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday vs. regionally-ranked American International College, 1 p.m.
- The Yellow Jackets are sixth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.