Naci’s Brace, Kieblesz’s Bicycle Kick Lifts Men’s Soccer Past Sarah Lawrence
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Sarah Lawrence (3-7-0, 2-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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St. Joseph's (Bklyn) (4-6-0, 3-3-0) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Goals from Victor Naci (Bordeaux, France/Bernard Palissy) and Matthew Kieblesz (Middle Village, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) gave the St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) men's soccer team a 3-0 victory over Sarah Lawrence College under the Friday night lights of Aviator Field.
How it Happened
Naci needed just 11 minutes to open the Bears' account. Joaquin Franco (Brooklyn, N.Y./Williamsburg Prep) launched a pass to Naci from the SJBK end of the field before the France native outpaced a pair of Gryphon defenders before finding the low-left corner of the goal.
Kieblesz provided a highlight reel of the match in the 29th minute. On a St. Joseph's set-piece, the ball initially finds Sebastian Cusu (Middle Village, N.Y./Christ the King). His header then finder finds Kieblesz, who pulls off a bicycle kick to score the second goal of the match. The Bears took the 2-0 scoreline into the half.
Five minutes before the full time, Naci scored his second goal of the match – a chip shot over the Sarah Lawrence goalkeeper – thanks to another deep pass from Jesus Cano (Brooklyn, N.Y./Cristo Rey Brooklyn) to seal the Bears' 3-0 win.
Highlights
MSOC (Highlight) | Relive Matthew Kieblesz's bicycle-kick goal against Sarah Lawrence last night, as part of the Bears' 3-0 win!#BearWitnessSJNY #SJNY #SJBK #DIII50 #D3SOC #SkylineMSOC #SCTop10 #FutbolAmericas #Golazo pic.twitter.com/28CqyODBuK
— St. Joseph's NY Bears (@SJBKAthletics) October 7, 2023
For the Bears
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The Bears won their third consecutive match. They are also unbeaten against SLC dating back to 2019 (3-0-1) while the all-time series is tied 5-5-2.
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Naci had his first multi-goal match of the season, scoring four goals in his last three contests.
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Kieblesz scored his first goal of the season.
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Cano provided his second assist of the year while Cusu and Franco logged their first collegiate assists.
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Christian Chimborazo (Elmhurst, N.Y./Queens Technical) registered his second-straight shutout, making four saves.
Up Next
The Bears return to action for a midweek matinee on Wednesday, October 11 at 4:30 pm when they face the SUNY College at Old Westbury. Live stats and video will be available on sjbkathletics.com/live.