When and Where

September 24, 2022 – Purchase, NY

Result

The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's soccer team secured a 3-1 Skyline Conference victory at SUNY Purchase on Saturday afternoon.

Records

St. Joseph's 5-1-0 (2-0-0 Skyline), Purchase 3-3-0 (0-2-0 Skyline)

Top performers

• Nick Pensavalle, Justin Gracia, and Vincent Mariani scored SJNY's goals
• James Dacos and Ssean Gordon were credited with assists
• SJNY keeper Josh Lehr made five saves and won his fourth game of the season

How it happened

• Mariani opened the scoring in the 14th minute when he finished off a give-and-go with Dacos in the Purchase box (1-0)
• Pensavalle doubled SJNY's lead in the 23rd minute when he headed home a cross from Gordon (2-0)
• The Golden Eagles took a 3-0 lead into the break after Gracia tallied in the 32nd minute (3-0)
• Ethan Dillon brought one back for the Panthers in the 59th minute (3-1)

Notes

• Mariani scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season
• Pensavalle and Gracia both scored for the second-straight match
• SJNY held a 19-15 edge in shots and a 6-3 edge in corners

Up next

• The Golden Eagles return to action on Tuesday, September 27, when they host SUNY Maritime for a Skyline Conference contest at 6:00 pm