Coutu made seven saves for the Skyhawks in goal today (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes) |
Stratford, Connecticut, senior nets first four goals to lead Big Green
HANOVER, N.H. (September 24, 2022) – Senior David Alino scored the first four goals, including a three-goal flurry around the hour mark, to lead Dartmouth College to a 6-0 triumph over Stonehill College in the Skyhawks first matchup with an Ivy League opponent in its Division I era in a non-conference men's soccer matchup at Burnham Field this afternoon.
Highlights
- Alino led Dartmouth with four goals, while freshman Fallou Ndiaye and senior George Altirs also got on the scoresheet for the Big Green.
- Freshman Oskar Magnusson dished out two assists for Dartmouth.
- Sophomores Costi Christodoulou and Dylan Buchanan combined on the shutout for Dartmouth. Christodoulou made three saves over the first 76:10 for the Big Green before yielding to Buchanan for the final 13:50.
- Junior Ryan Coutu finished with seven saves in going the full 90 in goal for Stonehill.
How It Happened
- Alino opened the scoring just 6:19 into the match with an unassisted strike and his second goal of the season.
- Stonehill kept Dartmouth at bay through the remainder of the half, but Alino broke the game open with a three-goal flurry around the hour mark.
- His second of the afternoon in the 59th minute was assisted by Magnusson, before increasing the Dartmouth lead to 3-0 with another unassisted tally in the 62nd.
- Alino capped his scoring on the day less than two minutes later, closing out a rush of three goals within the span of 5:03, assisted by Magnusson and sophomore Kristian Feed in the 64th minute, for his fifth goal of the year.
Up Next
Stonehill (2-6-0, 0-0-0 NEC) returns to action on Thursday, when it hosts Saint Francis College of Brooklyn for its Northeast Conference opener and much awaited first home Division I contest in the program's history at Skyhawk Field at 3 p.m. Dartmouth (2-2-2, 0-0-0 Ivy) hosts Princeton University next Saturday for its Ivy League opener at 4:30 p.m.
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