STONY BROOK, N.Y - Senior Jonas Bickus tallied his fourth goal of the season, but the Stony Brook men's soccer team ultimately fell to Drexel on Saturday afternoon 2-1 at Lavalle Stadium.
Drexel put pressure on the Seawolves early after scoring a pair of goals in the 16
th and 22
nd minute from Giancarlo Vaccaro and Dominick Bachstein.
Stony Brook wasted no time answering back as
Jonas Bickus scored off a penalty kick in the 23
rd minute, cutting the deficit in half. The Seawolves goalie
Rushon Sandy would make three saves through the first half to hold the score as Stony Brook only trailed by one.
In the second half, the Seawolves tallied more shots and corner kicks, but the Dragon held on making four saves in the second frame to secure the 2-1 victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Jonas Bickus leads the team with 11 points on four goals and three assists this season.
- Trevor Harrison and Olsen Aluc had a team-high four shots in the loss.
- Rushon Sandy collected a season-high seven saves out of 13 total Dragons' shots.
- Stony Brook had 19 shots, eight on goal with four corner kicks to Drexel's 13 shots, nine on goal with only one corner.
- The Seawolves are now 3-6-3 this season.
NEXT UP
The squad will return to the pitch next Saturday when they head to North Carolina to take on UNC Wilmington. The Seawolves will look to continue their success after a 3-1 victory last season against the Seahawks.
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