Bears Soccer Stymied by NYU-Poly

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's soccer team suffered an 8-0 setback to Polytechnic Institute of NYU in non-conference play on Saturday afternoon at the Aviator Sports Complex.

NYU-Poly (3-3, 2-0 Skyline) struck first in the third minute with Andres Torres putting away a cross from Omar Guerrero. Mamadou Dianko got behind the defense to score on a breakaway midway through the opening half.  NYU-Poly tacked on two late goals in the final three minutes to carry a 4-0 lead into the intermission.

St. Joseph's (0-2, 0-0 HVMAC) wouldn't find any answers in the second-half, however, as the Blue Jays continued their relentless pressure on the Bears net, finishing with a 33-3 advantage in shots, with 21 coming on frame. Sophomore Michael Miner (Schenevus, NY/Schenevus) finished with a season-high 13 saves in defeat.     

Torres and Dianko each tallied a second-half goal to lead six different Blue Jays that found the back of the net.

Sophomore Deleon Johnson (Toronto, Canada/Roosevelt HS (N.Y.) and recorded Matthew O'Neill (Brooklyn, NY/St. Edmund Prep) recorded the two shots on goal for the Bears.

St. Joseph's opens Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference play on Sunday, September 23 hosting Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at the SJC Outdoor Complex in Patchogue, NY. The Bears face the defending league champions in the opening game of an afternoon twinbill starting at 11 a.m. followed by the Lady Bears and Lady Panthers at 1 p.m.