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Posted: Oct 07, 2022

Naci, Garcia Each Score Two as Men’s Soccer Topples Sarah Lawrence

Naci, Garcia Each Score Two as Men’s Soccer Topples Sarah Lawrence
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Scoring Summary
1st - 24:32 - Pablo Mejia (St. Joseph's (Bklyn))
1st - 40:54 - Victor Naci (St. Joseph's (Bklyn))
2nd - 59:16 - Francisco Garcia (St. Joseph's (Bklyn))
2nd - 75:57 - Victor Naci (St. Joseph's (Bklyn))
2nd - 76:29 - Frank Arevelo (St. Joseph's (Bklyn))
Game Leaders
St. Joseph's (Bklyn)
G: Victor Naci - 2
A: Pablo Mejia - 2
Sh: Victor Naci - 8
Sv: Leonel Bravo - 6
Sarah Lawrence
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Bronshvag, Leon - 4
Sv: Silva, Kian - 4
Team Stats
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YONKERS, N.Y. — Behind braces by Victor Naci (Bordeaux, France/Bernard Palissy) and Francisco Garcia (Brooklyn, N.Y./Park Slope Collegiate), the St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) men's soccer team shutout Sarah Lawrence College 5-0 on Friday night at Fleming Field.

Pablo Mejia (Elmhurst, N.Y./Academy of Finance and Enterprise) rounded out the trio of goal scorers as the Bears (3-5-3, 1-3-2) earned their first Skyline Conference win of the season.

How it Happened

The SJBK attack was in full force, firing off seven shots within the first quarter-hour-plus of the match. Come 25', Mejia opened the scoring on a feed from Naci. The France native played a role in the Bears' second goal, finding the lower left of the frame; giving the navy and gray a 2-0 lead into the half.

At the hour mark, Garcia beat a Sarah Lawrence (5-6-2, 1-4-2) defender before beating the goalkeeper in a 1v1 inside the box for his first goal of the night. Naci secured his brace at 76' when his shot went through the keeper's legs. Less than a minute later Garcia nabs his second on a dime from Matthew Kieblesz (Middle Village, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) in front of an open net, sealing the Bears' 5-0 result.

For the Bears

  • Naci's Skyline-leading 13 goals places him fifth in Division III in scoring. He adds his name to the SJBK scoresheet for the ninth consecutive match and in the 10 of the Bears' 11 contests.

  • Naci also provided his second assist of the campaign

  • Garcia's brace and Mejia's goal were the first in their respective careers.

  • Lorenzo LaRosa (Astoria, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) dished out his third assist in as many games.

  • Kieblesz logged his first assist of the year.

  • Leonel Bravo (Astoria, N.Y./Queens Vocational and Technical) finished with six saves for the second time in three matches.

  • The Bears have outscored the Gryphons by a combined score of 11-3 over the last three meetings.

Up Next

The Bears meet SUNY Maritime College in a Monday matinee on October 10 at 11 a.m. Live stats and video from Randall's Island Field 74 will be available on sjbkathletics.com/live.