STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- Thanks to early goals by Jarred Dass (Marabella, Trinidad) and Gustavo Fernandes (West Babylon, N.Y.) and tight second-half defense, the Stony Brook men's soccer team topped Hofstra, 2-1 on Wednesday night from Hofstra Soccer Stadium.

Quoting head coach Ryan Anatol
"Our guys competed really well tonight. Hofstra is a very difficult team to play against, very physical and good on restarts. But our guys defended really well in those situations and were dangerous in the attack."

Highlights

• Stony Brook opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Dass converted on a penalty kick. The senior found the top shelf to put the Seawolves on the board.
• Just three minutes later, sophomore Trausti Birgisson (Reykjavik, Iceland) found Fernandes on a free kick. The West Babylon native scored his first goal of the year with a header.
• Hofstra cut the Stony Brook lead in half when George O'Malley finished with a header off a rebound to make the score 2-1 in the 21st minute.
• Junior Joey Landicino (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) threatened to extend the Stony Brook lead in the 30th minute but his shot was saved by the Hofstra keeper.
• Stony Brook had a chance in the 53rd minute on a shot by sophomore Jack Valderrabano (Queens, N.Y.) but it was saved.
• The second half was a defensive battle, with both sides taking a combined seven shots in the 45 minutes.
• The Pride had a chance on a free kick just outside the box in the 77th minute but their attempt sailed high.

Stats and Notes

• Freshman goalkeeper Edmond Kaiser (Karlsuhe, Germany) made three saves in the win.
• The Stony Brook defense held Hofstra to zero shots on goal in the second half.
• Dass' goal was his team-leading fourth of the season.
• The series is now even at 2-2-1 since the two sides resumed the rivalry five seasons ago. 

Up Next
The Seawolves play the second half of their two-game road trip against Yale on Saturday night at 7 p.m.