MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - The Stony Brook University men's soccer team took down Charleston, 1-0, on the road on Saturday afternoon.
Jonas Bickus tallied the lone goal of the contest, his team-leading sixth of the season, and
Edmond Kaiser registered a second consecutive shutout, stopping all four shots he faced.
It was a quiet start to a physical contest in South Carolina, though Stony Brook had multiple opportunities offensively early on. Three consecutive corner kicks in the opening 10 minutes did not lead to a shot by the Seawolves, but later tries from Caleb Danquah and Bickus missed the mark. It was a chance in transition that would lead to the game's lone goal.
Following a red card issued to a Charleston player, who took down a Stony Brook attacker just outside the box as he got behind the defense, the Seawolves opened the scoring. Lorenzo Selini rolled a short pass to Bickus, who blasted a right-footed shot off the fingertips of the keeper and into the right side of the net to put the Seawolves on top 1-0. The Cougars would take the ensuing kickoff down a man and at a disadvantage in the scoring column as well.
The score held heading into the second half and it would hold for the remainder of the match. Stony Brook continued to move forward in the second half, even as time dwindled. Offensively, the Seawolves had multiple scoring chances to put the game away, but could not convert. Defensively, Stony Brook held strong and did not allow Charleston to possess much or create many chances in the offensive third.
STATS AND NOTES
- Bickus' goal was his sixth of the season, cementing himself as the team leader in goals scored. Entering play on Saturday, Bickus' five goals were tied for fifth most in the CAA.
- Selini had the assist on the lone goal of the match, his third helper of the 2023 campaign.
- Kaiser made four saves, all of which came in the first half. The Cougars generated five shots in the second half, but none of them were on net.
- In the program's first-ever trip to Mt. Pleasant, the Seawolves earned three points and improved to 2-0 all-time against the Cougars.
- Stony Brook remains unbeaten to begin conference play, improving to 4-0-2. The Seawolves' 14 points have them atop the CAA table.
- The win away from home is Stony Brook's first this season, moving to 1-1-3 in road matches in 2023.
- Stony Brook's 4-0-2 (14 points) start to league play is its best since posting a 5-1-1 (16 points) mark in America East play during the 2018 regular season.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook returns home to host Le Moyne on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Kickoff is set for 6:31 p.m. from LaValle Stadium and the first-ever meeting between the Seawolves and Dolphins as Division I opponents will stream live on FloFC.
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