MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Nov. 6, 2010) – The Saint Francis men's soccer team faced a desperate Robert Morris squad on its Senior Day on Saturday afternoon and dropped a 2-0 Northeast Conference contest in both teams' regular season finales.
The Red Flash had already locked up a playoff spot in next weekend's Northeast Conference Championship, but the Colonials needed a win against SFU and some help to secure their own playoff spot.
SFU fell to 10-6-1 overall, and 6-3-1 in the Northeast Conference. The Red Flash will find out their NEC semifinal opponent following tonight's Fairleigh Dickinson at Sacred Heart match. The Colonials improved to 9-7-2 overall, and 5-3-2 in the NEC.
“Today we learned a hard lesson about the necessity of having the right mentality every game, day in and day out,” said Saint Francis head coach
Michael Casper. “We will pick ourselves up, have a good week of training, and get ready for the weekend.”
Miro Cabrila wound up with the game-winner after scoring off a header at 19 minutes, 58 seconds.
Senior
Sean O'Reilly (Front Royal,Va./Seton) (Front Royal, Va. / Seton) nearly tied it when he blasted a shot from 16-yards out in the 53
rd minute, but Robert Morris goalkeeper Toba Bolaji went to his right for a great save and controlled the rebound.
Senior
Patrick Fleming (Dunedin, New Zealand/Bayfield) (Dunedin, New Zealand / Bayfield) again nearly tied it, but his shot was stopped by a wall of RMU players in the 56
th minute.
Fleming had another opportunity in the 73
rd minute when his 40-yard rocket was snared by Bolaji.
However, the Colonials put the game out of reach when Luca Campos scored at 79:08 to make it 2-0.
Robert Morris held a 13-10 edge in shots and a 7-5 advantage in corner kicks.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Daniel Valcicak (Herndon, Va./Gonzaga College) (Herndon, Va. / Gonzaga College) had three saves for the Red Flash.
For periodic men's soccer updates and other Red Flash news, follow Director of Athletic Communications Bob Volkert on Twitter at SFUVolkert.
The Red Flash had already locked up a playoff spot in next weekend's Northeast Conference Championship, but the Colonials needed a win against SFU and some help to secure their own playoff spot.
SFU fell to 10-6-1 overall, and 6-3-1 in the Northeast Conference. The Red Flash will find out their NEC semifinal opponent following tonight's Fairleigh Dickinson at Sacred Heart match. The Colonials improved to 9-7-2 overall, and 5-3-2 in the NEC.
“Today we learned a hard lesson about the necessity of having the right mentality every game, day in and day out,” said Saint Francis head coach
Michael Casper. “We will pick ourselves up, have a good week of training, and get ready for the weekend.”
Miro Cabrila wound up with the game-winner after scoring off a header at 19 minutes, 58 seconds.
Senior
Sean O'Reilly (Front Royal,Va./Seton) (Front Royal, Va. / Seton) nearly tied it when he blasted a shot from 16-yards out in the 53
rd minute, but Robert Morris goalkeeper Toba Bolaji went to his right for a great save and controlled the rebound.
Senior
Patrick Fleming (Dunedin, New Zealand/Bayfield) (Dunedin, New Zealand / Bayfield) again nearly tied it, but his shot was stopped by a wall of RMU players in the 56
th minute.
Fleming had another opportunity in the 73
rd minute when his 40-yard rocket was snared by Bolaji.
However, the Colonials put the game out of reach when Luca Campos scored at 79:08 to make it 2-0.
Robert Morris held a 13-10 edge in shots and a 7-5 advantage in corner kicks.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Daniel Valcicak (Herndon, Va./Gonzaga College) (Herndon, Va. / Gonzaga College) had three saves for the Red Flash.
For periodic men's soccer updates and other Red Flash news, follow Director of Athletic Communications Bob Volkert on Twitter at SFUVolkert.
