Skyhawks cap non-conference slate by staking out two goal lead
De Sousa-Vieira scored his fifth goal of the season to put the Skyhawks in front (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes) |
EASTON, Mass. (September 15, 2021) – Stonehill College staked out a two-goal lead early in the second half and held on to claim a 2-1 victory over Felician College in non-conference men's soccer action at Skyhawk Field this afternoon.
Scoring
Iago Luiz De Sousa-Vieira (STO) 31' – Assist: Luka Gjuraj
Jacob Woznicki (STO) 46'
Raul Abellan (FEL) 64' – Assist: Alexandros Avraamides
Goalkeeping
FEL: George Hernandez (90:00) 4 saves, 2 goals against
STO: Andrew Hammersley (90:00) 7 saves. 1 goal against
More Stats
Shots: Felician 19, Stonehill 15
Corners: Felician 6, Stonehill 7
Woznicki scored his first career goal to put the Skyhawks up a pair in the opening minute of the second half (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes) |
How it Happened
- Freshman Iago Luiz De Sousa-Vieira scored his fifth goal of the season and sophomore Jacob Woznicki netted the first goal of his collegiate career to lead Stonehill to the win to cap the non-conference portion of its schedule.
- De Sousa-Vieira opened the scoring in the 31st minute when he got on the end of a long pass from the back by senior Luka Gjuraj, slipped past the Felician defense and slotted in a shot from the right side for his team-leading fifth goal over the first five matches of his collegiate career.
- Woznicki doubled the Stonehill lead just 36-seconds into the second half when he forced a turnover off the opening kickoff in the Felician zone and broke in one-on-one with the keeper for a low shot into the right side for the first goal of his collegiate career.
- Felician started to get into the match after that and enjoyed more possession in the final 45-minutes, drawing within a goal in the 64th minute as senior Raul Abellan scored his first goal of the season off a cross from the right side by senior Alexandros Avraamides.
- The two teams combined for 24 shots in the second half after each had five over the opening 45 minutes.
- Junior Andrew Hammersley protected the Stonehill lead with five of his seven saves in the second half. Senior George Hernandez finished with four stops in the Felician goal.
Noteworthy
- De Sousa-Vieira has scored five of Stonehill's nine goals through five matches this season and shares the NE10 lead for goals and points.
- Hammersley has logged six saves of more in three of his four appearances this season and 14 times overall in 19 matches played.
Up Next
Stonehill (3-2-0, 0-0-0 NE10) returns to action on Saturday night, when it opens its Northeast-10 Conference schedule at Assumption University at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks return home next Wednesday, September 22, to host Saint Anselm College at W.B. Mason Stadium at 7 p.m. Felician (1-3-0, 0-0-0 CACC) is off until next Tuesday, September 21, when it opens its conference schedule at Nyack College at 1:30 p.m.
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