Naci Rescues Point for Men's Soccer against Farmingdale State

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Trailing 1-0 in the second half, Victor Naci (Bordeaux, France/Bernard Palissy) found the scoresheet for the ninth time this season; rescuing a draw for the St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) men's soccer team against Farmingdale State College on Tuesday night. 

How it Happened

17 minutes into the contest, the Rams (2-3-2, 0-1-2) drew first blood on a Tyree Baskin Jr. goal. It proved to be the difference between the two after 45 minutes.

After not seeing a single shot in the first half, the Bears (2-2-3, 0-1-2) went on the offensive in the second half, registering four shots. The fourth shot came at 74' when Francisco Garcia (Brooklyn, N.Y./Park Slope Collegiate) played a ball into the box, finding Naci who headed home the equalizer in front of an empty net. Neither side were able to find a late winner, seeing the match end in a 1-1 draw.

Highlight

MSOC (Highlight - 74') | Victor Naci's header from Francisco Garcia gave #SJBK a point in a 1-1 draw with Farmingdale State.

It was the first draw for the Bears against Farmingdale after dropping the first six meetings by 2+ goals.#BearWitnessSJNY #SJNY #SkylineMSoc #d3soc pic.twitter.com/Mkew5Pfu2A

— St. Joseph's NY Bears (@SJBKAthletics) September 28, 2022

For the Bears

• Naci extends his conference-leading goal tally to nine.

• Garcia dished out his fourth assist, tied for fourth in the league. Three of his four dimes have resulted in Naci goals.

• Matthew Kieblesz (Middle Village, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) and Pablo Mejia (Elmhurst, N.Y./Academy of Finance and Enterprise) rounded out the Bears' four shots.

• The draw marks the first for SJBK against the Rams after dropping the first six meetings by two-plus goals.

Up Next

The Bears host the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday, October 1 at 7:30pm as part of a doubleheader with the women's team. Live stats and video will be available on sjbkathletics.com/live