Men’s Soccer Remains Undefeated in Skyline Play Downing Sarah Lawrence, 3-2

YONKERS, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's soccer team scored two first-half goals and never trailed, defeating Sarah Lawrence College, 3-2, on the road on Saturday evening in a Skyline Conference matchup. With the win, the Bears sit in a tie atop the league standings at 2-0 and move back to level .500 at 3-3 overall.

The Basics

• Final Score:  St. Joseph's 3, Sarah Lawrence 2
• Records: St. Joseph's (3-3, 2-0 Skyline), Sarah Lawrence (3-3, 0-2 Skyline)
• Location: Yonkers, N.Y. – Tibbetts Brook Park

How It Happened

• Beka Goduadze opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with his third goal of the season, assisted by Thomas Ambrosino.
• Freshman Mateusz Georges scored his first collegiate goal just six minutes later putting back his own rebound to push the lead to 2-0, where it remained until half. The Bears controlled play in the first with a 13-6 shot advantage.
• After a Gryphon goal just seven minutes into the new period cut the Bears lead in half, freshman Thomas Mastoras found the back of the net for the first time in his college career for the eventual game-winner on a nice setup from Cesar Oviedo and Goduadze.
• The hosts responded with a tally just over a minute later that clipped the Bears lead to one, but St. Joseph's finished with a 25-11 shot discrepancy and 12-1 edge in corners for the contest and closed out the victory.

For the Bears

• Goduadze tormented the Gryphons launching 11 shots with nine coming on goal.
• Georges finished with five shots (four on goal).
• Seven different Bears combined for 25 shots—Michael Ortiz (1), Cesar Oviedo (2), Thomas Mastoras (3), Antonio Vidal (2), Pandeli Mano (1).
• Julian Rodriguez faced 11 shots and finished with six saves to earn the victory in goal.

The Bear Facts

• Goduadze's nine shots on goal set a new Bears single-game record.
• St. Joseph's closes the gap to 2-3-1 in the all-time series.
• After finishing winless in Skyline play at 0-9-1 last season, the Bears now have two league wins in as many games, and sit in a tie for first in the league standings.
• St. Joseph's was picked to finish last in the Skyline preseason coaches poll, while Sarah Lawrence was tapped to finish one position ahead.
• The Bears snap a three-game losing streak.

Next up for St. Joseph's

St. Joseph's continues a three-game stretch in Skyline Conference play, returning home to Aviator Field on Tuesday, September 20 to host Farmingdale State College. Kickoff is at 5 p.m. with live stats and video on SJCBears.com and SJC Bears Front Row.