Bronx, NY
(Oct. 8, 2018) – Purchase got back in the win column Sunday at the College of Mount Saint Vincent.
The Panthers defeated CMSV 4-2.
In the win, Purchase improved to 4-3-2 and 2-1-1 in league. The loss drops the Dolphins to 1-11 and 0-6.
The first half of the game got off to a slow start with many great defensive plays.
The second half was played at entirely different pace and featured six goals. The Panthers came out ready to go and scored on a set piece just 29 seconds into the half to take the one-goal lead.
Purchase was not done yet as they netted another goal five minutes later to take a 2-0 lead with 40 minutes remaining in the half. Scoring slowed down during the middle of the half until Purchase struck again to take a commanding 3-0 lead.
Trailing 3-0, the Dolphins scored two goals within two minutes of each other to get within one with seven minutes remaining.
With time dwindling away, Purchase played a big through ball and got a breakaway goal to extend the lead to 4-2, officially putting an end to CMSV's comeback effort.
For Purchase,
Yianni Amvrosiatos (SR/Warwick, NY) had a goal and three assists. He scored the game's first goal.
Evan Miller (FR/New York, NY),
Rob Cal (SR/Port Jervis, NY) and
Anthony Guzzone (FR/Shoreham, NY) accounted for the other three goals.
Thomas Browne (SO/Carle Place, NY) accounted for the other assist, setting up Amvrosiatos for the 1-0 lead. Miller made it 2-0. Cal bumped the lead to 3-0, and Guzzone sealed it.
-CMSV Sports Information Contributed to this report