Men’s Soccer Bests York With Second Straight Shutout

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Senior Beka Goduadze (Tbilisi, Georgia/Lyceum "NK") scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner as the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's soccer team secured a 4-0 triumph over York College (N.Y.) in a non-conference road matchup at Aviator Sports and Events Center on Monday evening.

The Basics

• Final Score:  St. Joseph's 4, York (N.Y.) 0
• Records: St. Joseph's (5-6), York (0-10-1)
• Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. – Aviator Sports and Events Center

How It Happened

• The Bears controlled possession for most of the contest and fired off 10 shots in the first 23 minutes of action. St. Joseph's put the 11th attempt past the keeper with Beka Goduadze's low shot from inside the box in the 24th minute putting SJC up for good. The senior would strike one more time for the Bears third goal to record his first multi-goal game of the season. Freshman Thomas Mastoras set up both Goduadze goals.
• Freshman Daniel Goncalves netted his second collegiate goal in the 35th minute putting back a rebound off a corner that gave the Bears a 2-0 lead headed into the lockers.
• Junior Cesar Oviedo capped off the scoring in the 76th minute taking a long lead pass from Mateusz Georges to score his second goal of the season.
• SJC dominated play over the opening 45 finishing with a 19-2 edge in shots and a 26-8 discrepancy for the contest. The defense held the Cardinals to just three shots on goal with freshman Juan Sandoval turning aside all three for his first collegiate shutout in his first career start in net.

For the Bears

• Goduadze extends his team lead with his seventh goal of the season and scoring his sixth game-winning goal — the Bears leader in the category. The senior has found the back of the net in three straight games.
• Goncalves scored his second of the season on his lone shot attempt playing 67 minutes as a reserve.
• Oviedo fired five shots tallied his first goal in seven games and ranks second on the team in eight points.
• Helping on both Goduadze goals, Mastoras records his first multi-assist game of his collegiate career.
• Michael Ortiz logged his third assist of the season and now moves into a tie for third in the category all-time.

The Bear Facts

• St. Joseph's moves ahead in the all-time series at 2-1-1 and is undefeated in the last three meetings.
• The four-goal margin of victory is the largest of the season and the largest since a 9-2 triumph over Medgar Evers on October 15, 2014.
• The Bears win two straight for the second time this season and move within one game of the .500 mark.

Next up for St. Joseph's

The Bears now return to Skyline Conference play, beginning a key stretch of five straight league tests seeking to qualify for their first post-season appearance. The Bears head east to face sibling rivals SJC Long Island on Friday, October 7th with kick-off slated for 7 p.m. at the SJC Outdoor Field Complex with live stats and video available on SJCBears.com.