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MSOC Erdei Celebration
1
Centreal Conn. St. CCSU(1~1 (2-2-0)
2
Winner Stony Brook SBMSOC (3-1-0)
Centreal Conn. St. CCSU(1~1
(2-2-0)
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Final
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Stony Brook SBMSOC
(3-1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Centreal Conn. St. CCSU(1~1 1 0 1
Stony Brook SBMSOC 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Bjornholm-Jatta nets game-winner, Stony Brook tops CCSU at LaValle Stadium

Seawolves win three of first four to begin 2017, the fastest start for the program since 2004

Stony Brook, N.Y. – Stony Brook men's soccer topped Central Connecticut State on Wednesday night at LaValle Stadium, moving to 3-1-0 (0-0-0 AEC) to begin the 2017 season. The Seawolves have now won three of their first four games, the best start for the program since the 2004 season.
 
Senior Vince Erdei (Budapest, Hungary) and graduate student Robin Bjornholm-Jatta (Trondheim, Norway) both scored in the win. Erdei evened the game up 1-1 with a first-half goal at 28:01, then Bjornholm-Jatta scored the game-winner at 82:53 in the second half.
 
Quoting Head Coach Ryan Anatol
"We found a way to get a good result, and that's important. I don't think it was our best performance, I thought we had some adversity tonight. So to deal with that adversity – missing some early chances and not playing our best – and then giving up a goal, I was really happy with the way the guys responded... We're not always going to play our best. but at the end of the day you have do things to get a positive result. When you can not have your best performance and come out of it with a win against a good opponent, that's a good night for us."

Final: Stony Brook 2, Central Connecticut State 1
  • With the win, Stony Brook head coach Ryan Anatol has reached the 50-win mark for his career as a Division I head coach.
  • Erdei's goal is his second of the season, and the 16th of his career. The senior located a pass from Akeem Morris (Elmont, N.Y.) and headed it into the back of the net. Morris and Danny Espinoza (East Meadow, N.Y.) were each credited with an assist on the play.
  • Bjornholm-Jatta grabbed the game-winner with less than eight minutes left in regulation, recording his second goal of the season. He poked in a loose ball in front of the net, with Erdei on the assist.
  • The Seawolves recorded 11 shots to CCSU's eight. Stony Brook has now attempted double-digit shot totals in each of its first four contests.
  • Senior goalkeeper Tom McMahon (Nassau Bay, Texas) made two saves in the victory.
Next Up
Stony Brook is back in action on Saturday, Sept. 9, traveling to Hofstra for its first road game of 2017 at 7 p.m.
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