FINAL SCORE
St. John's 1 (2-0-1)
Monmouth 0 (1-1-1)
 
QUEENS, N.Y. – St. John's University scored the game's only goal in the 60th minute for a hard fought 1-0 victory over the Monmouth University men's soccer team on Friday night. 
 
Both teams had their chances in the first half. The Hawks outshot the Red Storm 5-3 in the first 45 minutes of the contest. Patrick Osiecki and Kevin Zapata put shots on goal in the first 10 minutes of the game, but St. John's keeper Alec McLachlan was able to record the save. 
 
St. John's recorded what proved to be the game's only tally at 59:52. The Red Storm played a ball down the line closest to their bench before directing the ball into the box where Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau was able to knock it home. Miguel Diaz and Max McNulty picked up the assists on the goal. 
 
Chris Morandi and Ben Zakowski were able to fire off shots on goal in the final 30 minutes of the contest, but McLachlan recorded the saves to preserve the 1-0 victory.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Tonight's game was very exciting. Kudos to St. John's for creating a good college soccer environment. We created some very good chances but failed to put the game away. St. John's was resilient and wound up getting the game decider. Tonight's contest will help prepare us for the upcoming conference games."
 – Monmouth Men's Soccer Head Coach Robert McCourt
 
- It was the fourth meeting all-time between the Hawks and Red Storm. St. John's leads the series 3-1.  
- It marked the second straight year that the Hawks and Red Storm have played a 1-0 contest. The home team has won each of those contests. 
- Kristian Loenvig made his first appearance of the year for the Hawks when he entered the match in the first half. 
- Adrian Nesheim Roseth, who joined the Hawks as a graduate student this fall, played his previous two seasons for the Red Storm. 
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- St. John's held a 12-10 edge in shots for the contest. However, the Hawks recorded more shots on goal, holding a 6-4 advantage in that category. 
- Monmouth record six of the game's 11 corner kicks in the match. 
- Eryk Dymora made three saves in the game, all coming in the second half. Alec McLachlan recorded five saves for St. John's.
- Patrick Osiecki and Kevin Zapata were tied for the team lead with two shots each with Osiecki putting both of his chances on goal.

UP NEXT
-The Hawks are back in action as Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play gets underway on Saturday, Sept. 9. Monmouth will travel to Elon for a 1 p.m. match.