Nate Ripic made seven saves in the loss.
1
Winner Stevens Institute STEVENS (8-4-1,4-1-0 E8)
0
Nazareth NAZARETH (4-8-1, 0-4-1 E8)
Winner
Stevens Institute STEVENS
(8-4-1,4-1-0 E8)
1
Final
0
Nazareth NAZARETH
(4-8-1, 0-4-1 E8)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stevens Institute STEVENS 0 1 1
Nazareth NAZARETH 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Late Goal Propels Stevens Over Men's Soccer, 1-0

Box Score l Updated Stats

ROCHESTER, NY – Visiting Stevens scored the lone goal of the contest in the 74th minute to upend Nazareth 1-0 Saturday afternoon at Golden Flyer Stadium.  In the game, Stevens had the better of play, generating 20 shots to the Golden Flyers five.

Nazareth drops to 4-8-1 overall and 0-4-1 in Empire 8 play, while Stevens moves to 8-4-1 overall and 4-1, respectively.

The Ducks controlled the opening half as Nazareth was on the defensive from the get-go.   Stevens held an 11-1 advantage in shots.

Nazareth's only shot of the half came in the final :10 seconds off a free kick.  Alessio DeMichle served a cross in that Casimer Lopata-Linn headed just wide of the far post. 

In the second half, Nazareth had two quality chances from distance in the first 15 minutes that the goalkeeper juggled before making the save.  Kieran McCoy had one opportunity and Dereck France had the other.

Stevens broke the scoreless tie at the 73:06 mark as Haddy Abdelhady took a cross from Daniel Aversano and put it into the side netting.

Nazareth's Nate Ripic made seven saves in net.

Nazareth returns to the pitch next Saturday when it travels to Elmira for a 3 p.m. contest.
 
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