Men's Soccer Eliminated in Skyline First Round

When and Where: 

October 29, 2023 – Teaneck, NJ

Records: 

St. Joseph's 7-6-1,(4-4-1 Skyline), 

Yeshiva University 7-4-3, (6-2-3 Skyline)

The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's soccer team was eliminated from Skyline Conference Championship play with a 2-0 defeat to Yeshiva on Sunday afternoon.

Top performers

• Hadar Lavinsky of the Maccabees had a game-high three shots on goal, to go along with two goals scored

• Yeshiva's Andrea Lacche recorded one goal scored

• Alejandro Saul added one assist for the Macs

• Kellian Marty secured the shutout with six saves on six shots faced

How it happened

• It was the Maccabees who found success early in the match when Lavinsky found the back of the net at the seven-minute mark  to pull ahead 1-0 

• The Macs looked to build upon their lead as Lacche found space off the pass from Saul to get it past SJLI's defense

• Just three minutes later, the Golden Eagles were awarded a penalty kick but were unsuccessful as Jose Rojas's attempt was saved by Marty

• Early into the second half, St. Joseph's Diego Saravia would see an opportunity to score, but the keeper turned away the chance

• SJLI's Lucas Pelaez and Vincent Mariani would both collect shots on goal later in the second half but again would be denied by the Yehsiva defense

• In the last ten minutes of action, the Golden Eagles attack stayed aggressive as Nick Pensavalle and James Dacos tallied one shot on goal but found no success late as the Maccabees held on for the victory 

Notes

• The Golden Eagles totaled 11 shots, with the Maccabees recording 15

• SJLI was awarded four corner kicks compared to Yeshiva's five

• Eight cards were issued in the match: seven yellows and one red