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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Finn Murray
Saige Leone
2
Winner Davidson DC (5-5-4, 4-3-0)
0
Saint Joseph's SJU (5-5-5, 1-4-2)
Winner
Davidson DC
(5-5-4, 4-3-0)
2
Final
0
Saint Joseph's SJU
(5-5-5, 1-4-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Davidson DC 0 2 2
Saint Joseph's SJU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Falls to Davidson, 2-0

PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's men's soccer team saw its two-match winning streak come to an end on Saturday afternoon, falling to Davidson, 2-0, in Atlantic 10 action at Sweeney Field.
 
The Hawks dropped to 5-5-5 overall and 1-4-2 in conference play, while Davidson improved to 5-5-4 and 4-3-0 in the A10.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Saint Joseph's nearly scored in the opening minutes as Oskar Steinicke stretched to play a ball across the face of the goal. The Wildcat defense cleared the danger away before Conor Clair could get a shot off.
  • Davidson also threatened early, forcing Alex Smith into his first save of the afternoon in the fourth minute before the freshman goalkeeper made another stop on Pablo Linzoain in the 22nd minute.
  • The two sides entered the halftime break scoreless, with Smith making a pair of saves to keep the visitors off the board.
  • The Hawks opened the second half on the front foot, earning an early corner before Diego Avelar sent an attempt wide of the left post in the 48th minute.
  • Davidson broke the deadlock in the 67th minute as Charlie Frink found the back of the net off assists from John Meyers and Michael Roman.
  • Just 36 seconds later, the Wildcats doubled their advantage through Nico Zeballos, who tapped home from close range after a driven cross into the six-yard box.
  • St. Joe's looked to respond in the 78th minute, but Sebastian Delacruz sent his attempt wide of the right post.
  • The Hawks were reduced to 10 men in the 83rd minute following a straight red card issued to Delacruz, with Davidson seeing out the remainder of the contest.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Alex Smith finished with three saves, bringing his season total to six clean sheets through 15 matches unchanged.
  • Finn Murray, Diego Avelar and Sebastian Delacruz accounted for the Hawks' three shot at-tempts.
  • Davidson held a 16-3 advantage in shots, including a 5-0 margin in shots on goal.
  • St. Joe's earned all five of its corner kicks in the second half, finishing with five to Davidson's six.
  • The loss snapped a two-match winning streak for the Hawks following consecutive shutout victories over Northeastern and George Washington.
 
UP NEXT
Saint Joseph's concludes its home schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The Hawks face Villanova in a 7 p.m. kickoff.
 
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