Seawolves host Long Island in 2008 Home Opener on Sunday afternoon
Storrs, Conn. - A ball off a Seawolves' defender deflected into their own goal in the 75th minute as #3 Connecticut took the lead and eventually held on to defeat the Stony Brook men's soccer team, 1-0, in front of 1,957 fans at Morrone Stadium on Wednesday night. Stony Brook is 0-2-1 with the loss while Connecticut is 2-0-1.
The Seawolves more than held their own in the first half, holding the dynamic Huskies' offense scoreless. Connecticut, which came into the game with five goals after two games to start the season, got five shots on goal but senior Dawid Ditrich (Gdansk, Poland) stopped them all. A header from junior Collin Geoghegan (Lindenhust, N.Y.) and a shot from junior Petar Rakovic (Kragujevac, Serbia) was also Stony Brook could muster in the first half.
The first twenty minutes of the second half remained the same for both teams. Sophomore Greg Tinari (Holbrook, N.Y.) registered the first two shots for the Seawolves in the second half but neither got past Connecticut keeper Josh Ford.
After a corner kick from Connecticut kept the ball in the Huskies' zone, a ball sent into the box deflected off a Stony Brook player and into the goal for a 1-0 Connecticut lead.
A corner kick and a blocked shot was all Stony Brook could do in the final minutes of the game.
Ditrich was solid again for the Seawolves, finishing with nine saves.
The Seawolves open their home schedule of the 2008 season on Sunday afternoon against Long Island University. Kick-off vs. the Blackbirds is slated for 5 pm.
Storrs, Conn. - A ball off a Seawolves' defender deflected into their own goal in the 75th minute as #3 Connecticut took the lead and eventually held on to defeat the Stony Brook men's soccer team, 1-0, in front of 1,957 fans at Morrone Stadium on Wednesday night. Stony Brook is 0-2-1 with the loss while Connecticut is 2-0-1.
The Seawolves more than held their own in the first half, holding the dynamic Huskies' offense scoreless. Connecticut, which came into the game with five goals after two games to start the season, got five shots on goal but senior Dawid Ditrich (Gdansk, Poland) stopped them all. A header from junior Collin Geoghegan (Lindenhust, N.Y.) and a shot from junior Petar Rakovic (Kragujevac, Serbia) was also Stony Brook could muster in the first half.
The first twenty minutes of the second half remained the same for both teams. Sophomore Greg Tinari (Holbrook, N.Y.) registered the first two shots for the Seawolves in the second half but neither got past Connecticut keeper Josh Ford.
After a corner kick from Connecticut kept the ball in the Huskies' zone, a ball sent into the box deflected off a Stony Brook player and into the goal for a 1-0 Connecticut lead.
A corner kick and a blocked shot was all Stony Brook could do in the final minutes of the game.
Ditrich was solid again for the Seawolves, finishing with nine saves.
The Seawolves open their home schedule of the 2008 season on Sunday afternoon against Long Island University. Kick-off vs. the Blackbirds is slated for 5 pm.
