PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. - Senior
Treyce Brannigan's (Nantucket, Mass./Nantucket) 29th-minute strike delivered the Saint Michael's College men's soccer team a season-ending 1-0 win over Pace University on Saturday during Northeast 10 Conference play in Northwell Stadium.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (3-10-3, 1-7-1 NE10), Pace (5-8-3, 1-7-1 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Brannigan, 1 goal
- Sophomore Preston Blay (Otsego, Minn./Rogers), 1 assist
- Junior Cristian Torres (Meriden, Conn./Xavier/Central Connecticut State), 8 saves
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Joe Zweben, 2 saves
GAME FACTS
- Torres earned his first college victory.
- The Purple Knights capped a season in which they suffered five one-goal losses.
- Saint Michael's moved to 2-1-1 in the all-time series, defeating Pace for the first time since Sept. 6, 1986. The Purple and Gold made its first trip to Pleasantville, with the Setters restarting their program last year.
- The hosts held leads in shots (24-8) and corner kicks (13-0).
THE ACTION
- Torres made three saves during the first half, and Brannigan took care of the scoring. In the 29th minute, Blay sent a left-footed cross through the top of the box for Brannigan, who one-touched his tally over Zweben.
- After holding a 6-5 edge in shots in the opening stanza, Pace garnered an 18-3 lead in the second period but could not solve the Purple Knight defense, led by Torres' five stops.
- In the 87th minute, Torres dove toward the right post to stop redshirt first-year Acland Zhang's bid. The netminder slid through the box in the 88th minute to cover a dangerous lead pass before Pace's final shot in the 89th minute sailed wide.
