Larios and Torres Powers Men’s Soccer to Road Win Over Old Westbury
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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St. Joseph's (Bklyn) (3-6-2, 1-4-2) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Old Westbury (2-9-1, 0-7-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Seniors Sergio Larios (Woodside, N.Y./William C. Bryant) and Eric Santiago Torres (Woodside, N.Y./Forest Hills) provided the scoring for the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's soccer team (4-6-2, 2-4-2 Skyline) as they blanked the SUNY College at Old Westbury (2-10-1, 0-8-2 Skyline), 2-0, on Tuesday night from the campus of Farmingdale State College.
How it Happened
Neither side was able to generate much offense in the first period as there were a combined four shots and three corner kicks. Graduate goalkeeper Alejandro Oliveros (Brooklyn, N.Y./Grover Cleveland) stopped the Panthers' lone shot on goal at the 26-minute mark. The Bears' only shot of the period came in the 41' when Menzi Simelane's (Johannesburg, South Africa/St. Stithians College) corner took a couple of bounces in the box before the ball eventually reached Jesus Cano (Brooklyn, N.Y./Cristo Rey Brooklyn). The rookie immediately dished a headed pass to Larios, who slotted home the opening score before the stroke of halftime.
Carrying the momentum into the second half, Larios nearly added a second to his goal tally just three minutes in but his shot landed in the arms of the Old Westbury goalie. SJC recorded four more shots – including a pair by Diego Volpe (Long Branch, N.J./Red Bank Catholic – before the hosts took their first of the period. Torres fired an 85th-minute free-kick from 35 yards out past the diving Panther keeper to put the game away, sealing the Bears' 2-0 win.
Highlights
MSOC (41') | Larios buries a ball in the box to give the Bears a 1-0 lead on OW #BearWitnessSJC #SkylineMSoc pic.twitter.com/leIBufQi2U
— St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) Bears (@SJCBears) October 20, 2021
MSOC (85') | Torres scores an insurance goal on a free kick for a 2-0 lead ��#BearWitnessSJC #SkylineMSoc #d3plays pic.twitter.com/sUrllzb2PF
— St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) Bears (@SJCBears) October 20, 2021
For the Bears
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Larios netted his first goal since September 2018 against Baruch while Torres scored his first in a Bears shirt.
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The Bears ultimately outshot Old Westbury, 9-4, with Volpe taking a game-leading three and Larios totaling a pair.
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Oliveros posted two saves, one in each half, en route to his fifth clean sheet of the season.
Up Next
The Bears take their three-match unbeaten run into the Garden State for a meeting with Yeshiva University on Thursday, October 20 at 8 p.m. in Teaneck, N.J. Live stats of the match will be available on sjcbears.com/live.