Sept. 13, 2015

Final Stats

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Stony Brook, N.Y. - Senior Martin Giordano (Weston, Fla.) notched his team-best second goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1 in the 77th minute, but Harvard's Jake Freeman responded with a game-winning goal in the 82nd minute to lift Harvard (1-2-1) over the Stony Brook men's soccer team (1-3-1) 2-1 on Sunday night.

Anatol's Reaction

"Overall, I thought it was a good performance," said head coach Ryan Anatol. "From a mentality standpoint, I thought we had good intensity, particularly in the first half when we dominated large stretches of the action. Unfortunately, we have to do a better job in the big moments that really matter in the result."

Highlights

• Redshirt junior Jason Orban (Manorville, N.Y.) came up with a huge double save in the first half, stopping a point blank shot, then getting back to his feet to make another save after the ball spun back towards the goal.
• Sophomore Vince Erdei (Budapest, Hungary) was the most dangerous player in the first half for Stony Brook. He almost gave the Seawolves the lead twice, first having a left-footed shot blocked, then heading a free kick over the crossbar for a goal kick.
• The Crimson took the lead in the 27th minute, when Philip Fleishman flicked a long throw-in past Orban.
• Giordano had a great chance to tie the game when Erdei teed him up with a cross, but he curled his shot wide of the far post. 
• Sophomore Danny Espinoza (East Meadow, N.Y.) nearly evened the score in the second half, but his left-footed shot hit the near post.
• Giordano avenged his earlier miss in the 78th minute, redirecting a cross from sophomore Thibault Duval (Grace Hollogne, Belgium) into the bottom corner to tie the game at 1-1. Senior Alejandro Fritz (Budapest, Hungary) also recorded an assist on the goal.
• Freeman scored the winner just five minutes later, cutting inside onto his left-footing and blast one by Orban to the far post. 

Notes

• Stony Brook outshot the Crimson 12-11 in the match, and 7-2 in the first half.
• Erdei led the Seawolves with three shots. Giordano and Espinoza finished with two.
• Stony Brook also held a 5-2 edge in corner kicks. 
• Giordano has five points on two goals and an assist through the first five games.
• Duval and Fritz lead the team with two assists each.

Up Next

The Seawolves host Marist on Wednesday, Sep. 16, at 7 p.m.