Siena (2-4-7, 0-1-4 MAAC) – 1
Monmouth (4-7-2, 1-3-1 MAAC) – 1
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men's soccer team scored the equalizer in the 34
th minute against Siena on Saturday night, but neither team could put another in the net, resulting in the 1-1 tie. Sophomore
Donovan Pollock scored his first goal of the season on a header, as redshirt freshman
John Antunes picked up his third assist of the season on the play. Junior goalkeeper
Bobby Edwards made eight saves to keep the game knotted at one, which ties a season-high for saves. The Hawks' record now stands at 4-7-1 (1-3-1 MAAC), and the team will travel to Buffalo, NY for a matchup with Canisius on Wednesday.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"It was another hard-fought, difficult conference battle. Siena is a good team, and I think the guys had some really good soccer going on tonight. We created some good chances, so we can continue to learn from these moments and move on to build from it. I was excited about some of the moments in the game tonight." –
Monmouth head coach Robert McCourt
-Siena got on the board first in the 21
st minute, as it connected multiple passes in the box, where Marco Kloster eventually scored.
-The Hawks answered in the 34
th minute, as Pollock's header snuck past the goalkeeper to make it 1-1. A perfect cross from Antunes found the head of the sophomore.
-Each team had chances throughout the rest of the contest, but couldn't find the back of the net. Monmouth's
Zachary Pereira had a shot and a header around the six-yard box, but both sailed just high.
-Freshman
Anes Mrkulic blasted a shot from outside the 18 in the 78
th minute, but the shot went high.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-This was Monmouth's third straight overtime game.
-Antunes is now tied for the team lead with three assists (Areman and Frisch-Harmon).
-Edwards matched his season-high of eight saves, and now has a total of 55 on the season.
-Each team registered 14 shots in the game, and had an identical amount of shots in each of the four periods (3, 8, 1, 2).
-Mrkulic led the Hawks with five total shots.
-Tonight marked Siena's eighth tie of the season.
UP NEXT
Monmouth will make the trek to upstate New York to take on the Canisius Golden Griffins. The teams have split their four all-time contests with two wins each.
