BALTIMORE — After the hosts scored the opening goal early in the second half, the Stony Brook men's soccer team erupted.
Kori Cupid tied it in the 61st minute and
Aki Solvason did the rest, giving the Seawolves the lead in the 71st and putting insurance on in the 81st to spoil the UMBC Homecoming match and earn the visitors a 3-1 victory on Saturday night in Baltimore.
Cupid was able to get the Seawolves on the board after getting on the end of
Trausti Birgisson's corner to head it near post and eliminate UMBC's advantage they had secured 12 minutes earlier.
After the Solvason tally, Aki made sure the three points were secured after a great individual effort in the box and near-post rifle.
Edmond Kaiser dominated in net for the Seawolves, tallying seven saves, including a couple diving efforts that kept UMBC to just the one goal.
STATS AND NOTES
- Solvason's goals were numbers three and four for him on the season, giving him the team lead.
- Cupid has five points on the season, setting a new career high. He has continously recorded more points in each of this three seasons on campus.
- The eight Kaiser saves are a new season high and one off his career high, set against these same Retrievers on March 5, 2021.
- Stony Brook snapped a streak of five straight winless against the Retrievers. They are 2-2 in their last four at the Retriever Soccer Park.
- Birgisson dished his fourth assist of the year, setting the pace for the squad.
- Gabriel Fernandes and Sean Towey each assisted on Solvason's goals, earning their second of the year.
- The Seawolves currently sit in a four-way tie for second in the America East, joining Binghamton, Vermont and UAlbany at six points in league play.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I was really proud of our team's ability to bounce back after allowing the goal. It's a tough battle to get results away from home and we were able to be resilient and not back down when we went behind. I thought Aki had a great day, scoring the two goals after getting into the box and Trausti did a good job putting the set piece in a dangerous position, allowing Kori to take advantage. We have a quick turnaround coming so we'll look to use some of this momentum heading into Wednesday." - head coach
Ryan Anatol
UP NEXT
The Seawolves begin a stretch of three games in a week's span, heading across the river to take on NJIT on Wednesday night in Newark. They will return home on Sunday afternoon to take on UMass Lowell with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m. The match is free and open to the public!
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