COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team lost to fifth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University, 4-0, during Northeast 10 Conference play on Wednesday at Duffy Field. The Penmen, one of 10 undefeated teams remaining in Division II, earned its national ranking from the United Soccer Coaches. The lone unbeaten squad left in the East Region stands first in the region this week.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-7-3, 0-4-1 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (9-0-3, 5-0-1 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Junior Cristian Torres (Meriden, Conn./Xavier/Central Connecticut State), 6 saves in 45 minutes, loss
- Senior Ian Uecker (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield/Iona), 2 saves in 45 minutes of relief
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Gabriel Castro, 2 goals
- Senior Tyler Kraft, 1 goal
- Junior Eduard Fandunyan, 1 goal
- First-year Dani Bujanda, 2 assists
- Fifth-year Alvaro Garcia, 0 saves
THE ACTION
- Late in the 12th minute, fifth-year Inigo Burusco drilled a header off the crossbar, and classmate Miguel Gimeno scuffed a follow-up shot to Torres.
- Torres turned away another Burusco bid in the 25th minute, a blast from the left flank, before again stopping a shot off the foot of Burusco only seconds later.
- Castro struck for the winner in the 32nd minute, using the outside of his right foot to touch home Bujanda's corner kick service.
- Castro doubled the lead in the 40th minute, picking the upper left corner from 30 yards away on a free kick.
- Torres maintained the 2-0 deficit in the 42nd minute, diving to reject senior Alex Pons' shot from outside the box before also turning away Kraft's point-blank try on the rebound.
- Pons sent a cross in the 66th minute that Bujanda slowed down with a touch that Fandunyan ran onto and finished for his team's third goal of the night.
- Sophomore back Liam Weldon (Essex, Vt./Shattuck-Saint Mary's School) prevented further damage soon thereafter, blocking Fandunyan's shot that got just beyond a sprawling Uecker's reach with his chest at the goal line before also denying Gimeno's second effort on an open net mere seconds later.
- Kraft put home his team's final goal in the 84th minute, striking the far side of the net from the right side of the box.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday at Saint Anselm College, 1 p.m.
