Junior Brandon McFarlane made seven saves in goal for the Skyhawks tonight. |
Southern Connecticut Slips Past Stonehill, 1-0
Panzu's second half marker the difference
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (September 26, 2009) - Southern Connecticut State University, ranked ninth in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, got a second half goal to edge Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference men's soccer action at Jess Dow Field tonight.
Sophomore forward Cedric Panzu (Mons-En-Baroeul, France) broke the deadlock with his second goal of the season 9:58 into the second half. He got on the end of a cross from the right side by classmate Paul Templeton (Saltcoats, Scotland) and headed it into the left corner. Southern was credited with a 16-1 advantage in shots for the second half after the two sides played through a scoreless first half with a combined eight shots.
Sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Esposito (East Haven, Conn./East Haven) made four saves (three first half) to preserve his first shutout of the season. Junior Brandon McFarlane (Norwich, Conn./Norwich Free Academy) finished with seven stops in goal for Stonehill.
Stonehill nearly opened the scoring in the 20th minute when sophomore Michael White (Lisbon, N.H./Lisbon Regional) got through the Southern backline and found himself on a breakaway. However, Esposito charged off his line and made a kick save on White's shot attempt to keep the match scoreless.
Stonehill (5-4-1, 1-4-1 NE-10) returns home on Tuesday to host the University of Massachusetts Lowell at 4 p.m. Southern Connecticut (6-2-1, 3-1-1 NE-10) visits The College of Saint Rose on Wednesday at 4 p.m.