AMHERST, Mass. – The Saint Joseph's men's soccer team went on the road and grabbed a draw against Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon, the two teams settling for a 0-0 result in Atlantic 10 action.
The Hawks move to 1-1-3 in the A-10, the Minutemen now 1-0-4 in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Luis Ludosan was called into action early in the contest, making his first save of the afternoon in the sixth minute.
- Despite a few Hawk opportunities over the next 15 minutes, it was the Minutemen who once again tested the frame as Ludosan again responded with a save to keep it scoreless.
- Alex Hood tested the Massachusetts keeper for the first time in the 39th minute, forcing Matt Zambetti to his right to make the save. On the other end, a massive double save with just seconds between the attempts from Ludosan kept the score 0-0 as the sides entered halftime.
- The first big chance of the second half came way of SJU, James Fletcher lashing on an attempt that was saved by Zambetti. Less than a minute later, Ludosan made his fifth save of the afternoon on the other end of the field.
- Ariel Hadar and Kenyatta Collins also forced the keeper into making a save, with pressure mounting for the Minutemen as the score remained 0-0 after an hour.
- With the final whistle drawing near, the last chance of the game for the Hawks came through Garrett Lyons. SJU won a corner and the captain's effort went wide to fall for a goal kick.
- Massachusetts grabbed the last chance of a game, but once again it was the German goalkeeper that was able to come up with another big save as both sides would settle for a 0-0 draw.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Hawks tallied their third clean sheet of the season, the second in as many games. Massachusetts entered the game as the second best scoring offense in the league with 2.4 goals per game. The three clean sheets matches the mark kept by the 2021 squad.
- The Minutemen and Hawks ranked fourth and fifth respectively in goals allowed per game.
- The six draws on the year matches the most since 2013.
- Ludosan finished with six saves on the afternoon, increasing his save percentage on the season to 81.3%.
- Four different players grabbed a shot on goal for the Hawks.
UP NEXT:
The Hawks conclude a three-game road trip, stepping out of the conference to take on Hofstra on Tuesday, October 11. First kick is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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