ALFRED, N.Y.- The College at Brockport men's soccer team defeated Alfred University Thursday night, by a score of 8-2. With the win, the Golden Eagles advance to 3-1 on the season while the Saxons drop to 0-3.
The Golden Eagles struck early and often in this match up and It all started less than two minutes into the first half, when Jeff Hibbard netted his first goal of the 2018 campaign, putting Brockport in the lead, 1-0. Then six minutes later, freshman, Ayub Jeylani found the back of the net off a pass from Hibbard, giving Brockport the 2-0 advantage. Alfred looked to push back in the 22nd minute after a foul in the Brockport box gave the Saxons a penalty kick. Brockport goaltender Tautis Poniskaitis made the initial save on the pk but Alfreds forwards found the rebound, bringing the score to 2-1. Less than two minutes later, the Saxons found the back of the net again on a fast break, tying up the score at two goals a piece. The Green and Gold would not stay tied for long. In the 30th minute Hibbard netted his second of the night, regaining the lead for the Golden Eagles, 3-2.
The start of the second brought more of the same for Brockport. It began in the 54th minute when Ayub Jeylani netted his second goal of the night, assisted by Jason Hayes, opening the flood gates for the Golden Eagles. Four minutes later Jeff Hibbard found Connor Desantis for his first of the season, bringing the score to 5-2. Not long after that freshman, Matthew Stefaniw tucked in his first collegiate goal at 62:11 in the second half, but he wasn't done there. Ten minutes later, Stefaniw buried his second career goal on a pass from Zach Langelotti, who picked up his first collegiate point. The freshman productivity didn't end there, Dominic Duncan netted his first career goal after a beautiful pass from Adam Wilson, capping the score at 8-2.
" I am very pleased with how we responded and how the team played in the second half," said head coach Gary Lapietra "These early games are providing us with a lot of confidence and the boys are really beginning to get a good feel for one another."
The men's soccer team will be back in action on Sept. 12, for their home opener against St. John Fisher College.
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