STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook University men's soccer team played to a scoreless draw with the Northeastern Huskies on Friday afternoon at LaValle Stadium. The result brings the Seawolves' overall record to 1-4-3 on the season.
Stony Brook started quick offensively, creating their first chance of the day in the opening five minutes of play. A shot from
Jonas Bickus forced Northeastern's Colby Hegarty to make an early save. The Huskies responded with a shot of their own in the 15
th minute,
Rushon Sandy to make one stop to keep the match level.
Opportunities were plentiful as
Alex Fleury in the 31
st minute had a brilliant shot that bypassed Hegarty, but the Northeastern defense was able to make the team save. Despite another pair of first half chances as
Moses Bakabulindi and
Trevor Harrison each fired on net, the match would remain scoreless heading into the second half.
Fleury would tally another shot to get things started in the final 45 minutes, while Bakabulindi followed behind with one of his own in the 82
nd minute. Stony Brook controlled possession and tried to get ahead as Bickus and Harrison each had an opportunity in the final two minutes of play.
Neither side could generate a score in the match, sending both sides home with a point in the conference standings.
STATS AND NOTES
- Alex Fleury led the team with three shots, as Jonas Bickus, Trevor Harrison, and Moses Bakabulindi each recored two shots on goal.
- Sandy collected three saves to record his second shutout of the season.
- Stony Brook held an offensive advantage with seven shots on goal to Northeastern's four.
- The Seawolves and Huskies have registered a draw in their last two meetings.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"We got the clean sheet and defended well, I thought we created some good chances. Disappointed though to not get three points out of the game. I thought both halves we were the better team, but we've got to do better in front of goal. I think we have the opportunity to create even more chances, but from a performance standpoint it was a good performance. We put ourselves in a position to win the game, but we've got to do more to get those three points," stated head coach Ryan Anatol postgame.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves take on crosstown foe St. Joseph's Long Island in a nonconference tilt on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 6:31 p.m. Coverage will be available on FloFC.
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