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Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Jan Golinski
Ava Curry
3
Winner La Salle LAS (4-5-3 (2-1-1 A-10))
0
Saint Joseph's SJU (2-9-1 (0-4-0 A-10))
Winner
La Salle LAS
(4-5-3 (2-1-1 A-10))
3
Final
0
Saint Joseph's SJU
(2-9-1 (0-4-0 A-10))
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
La Salle LAS 1 2 3
Saint Joseph's SJU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Drops Home Contest to La Salle

PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's men's soccer team suffered defeat on Sweeney Field on Wednesday evening, falling 3-0 to city rival La Salle in Atlantic 10 action.
 
With the loss, the Hawks move to 2-9-1 on the season and 0-4-0 in conference play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Explorers opened the scoring in the 14th minute, connecting off of a corner kick to give the visitors the early lead.
  • St. Joe's mustered six shots in the opening half, but were unable to put any on target as the Hawks went into halftime trailing 1-0.
  • Truls Brændvang nearly scored from a free kick as the senior sent a curling effort that landed just on top of the netting in the early stages of the second half.
  • La Salle found its second goal of the game on the 58th minute as a pair of passes unlocked the Hawk defense and the Explorer attacker was able to fire home from close range.
  • The Explorers sealed the win in the 75th minute, scoring the third of the night to take a 3-0 conference win on Sweeney Field.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • La Salle held a 21-12 margin in shots, including a 7-0 advantage in shots on target.
  • The Hawks won seven corner kicks on the night, the Explorers tallying six.
  • Lars Haavie finished with four saves on the evening.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks take to the road to meet George Washington on October 12. The Saturday clash is set for 1 p.m.
 
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