COLCHESTER, VT – The Assumption University men's soccer team dropped their Northeast-10 Conference opener, falling to Saint Michael's College 2-0 Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Score: Saint Michael's College 2, Assumption University 0
Records: Greyhounds (1-3-0, 0-0-0 NE10) | Purple Knights (2-2-1, 0-0-0 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Purple Knights got started early, as Nino Scolieri scored his first goal of the season with an assist from Ronnie Riby-Williams in the eighth minute of action. They kept the pressure on into the middle of the first half and made lots of runs that were called for offside. Just past the halfway point of the first half, they struck again; this time, Ronnie Riby-Williams got a goal for himself, also his first on the season. The Hounds began to apply pressure, with Cody Holbert, Peter Hasund, and Jan Siegel all taking shots, but they could not capitalize. At halftime, it remained 2-0 to the home team.
Assumption started better in the second, with an effort from Johannes Sundgot hitting the post. The visitors continued to apply pressure, firing shots in on the Purple Knights as the second half continued. The Purple Knights had some shots coming in, but nothing too threatening. Assumption got very close again in the second half as Peter Hasund's free-kick effort hit the post, the second woodwork the Hounds would hit. Despite all the pressure from the Hounds in the dying minutes, the Purple Knights would hang on to win 2-0.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Assumption had 16 shots to Saint Michael's 12, while the Purple Knights put six on goal to the Hounds' five.
- Francisco Teixeira and Iver Sjåvåg each played 45 minutes, while Teixeira had one save and Sjåvåg had three.
UP NEXT
- AU vs. American International College, Tuesday, September 19, 4:00 pm
- St. Michael's vs. No 1 Franklin Pierce University, Wednesday, September 20, 6:30 pm
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