Sept. 25, 2010

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's men's soccer team snapped a 24-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over Iona (2-4-1) at Finnesey Field on Saturday night. Freshman Patrick McGlynn dribbled a ball down the center of the field in the second half and blasted it into the lower right corner of the goal for the game-winner and his first career goal. Freshman goalkeeper Michael Moulton made nine saves in net to earn his first career shutout in Crimson and Gray.

The Hawks came out onto the field attacking and controlled the majority of the first half. The squad had a few close opportunities, with the first coming in the 10th minute, when senior Colin Baker sent a corner kick into the box where McGlynn headed a ball on net but Gaels goalkeeper, Jesse Fullerton made a diving save.

Over the next 4:20 SJU fired four more shots and had two corner kick opportunities before the Gaels began to fight back with three corner kicks and two shots of their own but Moulton was there to make the saves.

Iona came back from the break attacking and took four shots in the first 16 minutes but Moulton was able to get his hands on three. The Hawks fought back with two shots in the next two minutes and at the 66:10 mark, McGlynn kicked off a celebration on the field and brought the Hawk fans to their feet with the game-winner.

After the goal, Iona reeled off the last nine shots of the game, but SJU kept its composure on the defensive end. Moulton came up with two big saves in the last 10 minutes, keeping the Gaels scoreless as the final seconds ticked off the clock.

Moulton's nine saves in the game give him 33 saves on the season for a .733 save percentage and a 2.67 goals against average.

Before Saturday, SJU's last victory was a 1-0 result over La Salle on November 7, 2008.  The Hawks (1-6-0) will take on the Explorers on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. on Finnesey Field.