LORETTO, Pa. - Â Saint Francis men's soccer will look to continue their four-match unbeaten streak this weekend as they host Saint Bonaventure on Friday at 3pm and travel to take on the Hartford Hawks on Sunday at noon.
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ABOUT THE FLASHThe Red Flash are 3-0-1 in their last four matches including three straight clean sheets to run their overall record to 3-1-3 on the season. Freshman
Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) scored the game-winner in the 2-0 win over George Washington last Wednesday and was named the Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Week for his efforts. He leads the team with five points and is tied for the team lead with two goals.Â
Pablo Medina (Monterrey, Mexico/IMG Academies) has been setting up the offense, leading the Red Flash with four assists so far on the season.
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Defensively,
Andrew Garcia (Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek Regional) was named the NEC Player of the Week after posting a pair of clean sheets against GW and Lehigh. The senior has lowered his goals against average to .35 and has a .913 save percentage.
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ABOUT THE BONNIESSaint Bonaventure comes into the match at 1-7 on the season. The Bonnies lead the all-time series with SFU 13-5-1 including a 2-1 victory last October in New York. Kieran Toland scored a pair of goals in the SBU win over NJIT and leads the team. Bobby Diaz and Luke Iacobellis have split time in goal this season. As a pair, SBU has allowed 3.21 goals per game and has a .675 save percentage.
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ABOUT THE HAWKSÂ
The Hawks come into the match at 3-3-2 on the year. SFU owns a 1-0 advantage in the series, winning 1-0 last year in Loretto. Javoni Simms has five goals in eight matches to lead the Hawks so far on the season. David McKinnon has led the way in net for the Hawks, making all eight starts. He has a pair of clean sheets to his name and a 1.15 goals against average while owning a .697 save percentage.
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FOLLOW ALONGBoth matches this weekend will have live stats and Sunday's match against Hartford will be webcasted. Links for the live stats and the video are available on the men's soccer schedule page.
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