PURCHASE, N.Y. - The SUNY Purchase men's soccer team was topped at home Tuesday evening, falling to St. Joseph's University-Long Island, 2-0.
With the result, the Panthers are now 1-8-1 overall and 0-3-1 in Skyline Conference action. For the Golden Eagles, they moved to 1-4-2 and 1-2-1, respectively.
On the night, the guests scored first as they took the lead in the 26th minute. Nine minutes later, the visitors nearly sunk their chances as they were issued an early red card.
With the extra-man advantage now, the Blue and Orange pushed hard for an equalizer. But St. Joseph's defense held firm all night.
In the end, a set-piece opportunity in the 71st minute doubled the margin for the guests as they eventually prevailed by the score of 2-0.
For the hosts, they produced 11 shots, including two on goal in the effort. Individually,
Jacob Pence (SO/Asbury, NJ) produced three shots (one on goal).
In goal,
Ryder Lucas (FY/Penfield, NY) tallied five saves in the loss.
Up next for the squad is a road matchup at Farmingdale State College on October 6th at 4 p.m.
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