STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook men's soccer scored twice in the first half of action on Monday evening at LaValle Stadium, topping St. Francis Brooklyn, 2-0, in the program's 2018 home opener. With the win, the Seawolves move to 1-1-0 (0-0-0 AE) so far this season.
Gustavo Fernandes (West Babylon, N.Y.) and
Jarred Dass (Marabella, Trinidad) each scored in the win for the Seawolves, and freshman goalkeeper
Christian Miesch (Brig, Switzerland) recorded his first career shutout.
Martieon Watson (Vessigny, Trinidad) assisted both Seawolves' goals – giving him three helpers in the first two contests of the year.
Quoting Head Coach Ryan Anatol
"Tonight was a nice performance from our group. I thought we dominated play for the first 45 minutes. We came out and played the way we wanted to, and created some really good chances early. In the second half a little bit of fatigue set in, but I thought we defended well. Our challenge to the guys was to continue to build, and I thought we did that tonight. It was a great win for us, and we're excited to get back in front of our home crowd on Saturday."
Highlights
- Fernandes got the scoring started for the Seawolves in the 25th minute, registering his first career goal at Stony Brook. Watson collected the loose ball and played it perfectly to Fernandes – who fired one into the lower left corner of the net to make it 1-0.
- Watson then found Dass in transition later in the first half, and the junior blasted one into the back of the net for his second goal of the season.
- Miesch made two saves in the win, as the Seawolves defense posted its first shutout of 2018.
- Stony Brook outshot St. Francis Brooklyn 15-5 in total, including a 10-0 advantage in the first half of action.
- The Seawolves attempted nine total corner kicks in the win.
- Stony Brook is now 5-1-0 all-time vs. St. Francis Brooklyn.
Up Next
- The Seawolves return to action on Saturday night, hosting Lafayette at 7 p.m. at LaValle Stadium.
