Hammersley posted 11 saves, his fourth career double-figure save effort (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes) |
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (October 9, 2021) - It took extra time, but Adelphi University, ranked No. 8 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Association Division II East Region rankings, edged Stonehill College 1-0 in Northeast-10 Conference men's soccer action at Motamed Field this evening.
The Details
- Rodrigo Descalzo Rocca scored the golden goal for Adelphi just 54-seconds into the extra period, his ninth of the season and fifth of the game-winning variety for the Panthers.
- Junior Andrew Hammersley shined again in goal for Stonehill, facing 21 shots, but making 11 saves to keep the match scoreless through regulation.
- Hammersley's 11 saves are the second-most this season (12, at Assumption, Sept. 18) and the fourth time he has made 10-plus saves in his career
- Junior Daniel De Las Heras finished with three saves in the Adelphi goal for his first shutout of the season.
- Stonehill's best chance came over a five-minute span starting in the 65th minute of action when senior Luke Fuller fired a shot to the bottom right corner of the goal where De Las Heras made a save.
- Sophomores Ekrem Hadzic and Shon Ryan also fired off shots during that span.
Up Next
Stonehill (5-5-1, 2-3-1 NE10) is off until next Saturday, October 16, when it hosts regionally ranked American International College on Skyhawk Field as part of Homecoming Weekend at the College at 2 p.m. Adelphi (7-3-1, 6-1-0 NE10) visits Bentley University on Tuesday October 19 at 3 p.m.
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