ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – A short-handed St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team saw their two-game win streak snapped Wednesday evening (Sept. 9) in their home-opener at the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium. St. Mary's College (2-2) dropped a 2-1 non-conference decision to The Catholic University of America (3-0).
How It Happened
- The first half was evenly matched with both teams taking seven shots (each putting two on target) while the Seahawks edged Catholic, 4-2, in corner kicks. With neither side able to breakthrough, they headed into halftime in a scoreless draw.
- SMCM went down a player in the 53rd minute when senior defender Tyler Foti (Annandale, Va./Annandale) was sent off with a straight red.
- Three minutes later, the Cardinals ended the stalemate and claimed a 1-0 lead behind an Azaria Tewodros goal. Seth Michalak gave a short cross to an oncoming Tewodros who finished into an open net.
- Hamin Oladokun's second goal of the season doubled CUA's advantage in the 64th minute.
- St. Mary's College got one back late in the game when junior forward Nick Haney (Chesapeake Beach, Md./Northern) converted a penalty kick in the 87th minute.
Inside the Box Score
- Catholic ended the game with a 19-10 shot advantage, including an 11-3 margin of shots on goal.
- Corner kicks ended up even at four apiece.
St. Mary's College
- Haney scored his team-leading third goal of the season. Haney and senior defender Trey Magnaye (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) each led the team with two shots.
- Senior Jordon Eckman (Fallston, Md./Loyola Blakefield) matched his career-best of nine saves for the third time in his career.
Catholic
- Catholic received votes in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Preseason Poll (Aug. 4).
- Five different Cardinals took five shots each.
- Owen Allegro made two saves to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Up Next for the Seahawks
- Sept. 12 vs. Baruch (0-2-0) – St. Marys' City, Md. (JLR Stadium) – 2 pm
- Sept. 13 vs. Lehman (0-0-1) – St. Mary's City, Md. (JLR Stadium) – 11 am
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