FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 2 (4-4-0, 0-4-0 CAA)
Saint Joseph's 0 (1-4-4, 0-1-1 A-10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Backed by late goals from
Chris Morandi and
Ben Zakowski, the Monmouth University men's soccer team closed out September with a 2-0 victory over Saint Joseph's on Tuesday night.
After finding the back of the net for the first time in his career against Elon on Saturday, Morandi broke the scoreless tie in the 75
th minute. The Saint Joseph's goalkeeper saved a shot from
Ben Zakowski but could not corral the ball, allowing Morandi to head it in to give Monmouth a 1-0 lead. Zakowski would notch a goal of his own almost ten minutes later, sending a shot from just inside the box past the diving SJU keeper.
Redshirt freshman
Eryk Dymora made four saves on the night including three in the second half to notch his fourth shutout of the campaign.
NOTES
-This was the first meeting between the two sides since a double overtime draw in 2005
-Monmouth is now 6-7-1 in the all-time series
-MU holds a perfect 4-0-0 record out of CAA play this season
-They have four non-conference wins for the first time since 2015
-Dymora is tied for second in the CAA with four shutouts
-His save percentage of .771 ranks third in the conference
-Each of Monmouth's four victories has been of the shutout variety
-Zakowski's goal was the 16
th of his career
-Tonight was the fifth time in his career that Zakowski tallied at least one goal and one assist in a match
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth took more total shots, 18-8
-MU doubled up SJU in shots on goal, 8-4
-The Blue and White narrowly earned more corners, 2-1
-Saint Joseph's committed more fouls, 16-8
-St. Joe's was flagged for being offsides five times compared to zero for Monmouth
-Six yellow cards were given out—four to MU and two to SJU
UP NEXT
The Hawks will resume league play this Saturday at home against Stony Brook. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. and the match will be broadcast live on FloSports.
