>> Saint Francis men's soccer kept their four-match unbeaten streak alive Sunday afternoon on Senior Day in a scoreless draw against Northeast Conference opponent Stonehill at the Stokes Soccerplex.
>> With the tie, the Red Flash move to 6-5-3 overall and 3-2-2 in the NEC. In the last five matches, the team has gone 3-0-2.
>> The team has clinched a berth in the NEC Tournament. The last time the Red Flash made the postseason was in 2019.
The Red Flash had control of play for most of the match with 14 shots and 6 shots on goal. The best scoring opportunity for Saint Francis came in the 50th minute off of a
Julian Jakopovic (Stuttgart, Germany/Schickhardt-Gymnasium Stuttgart) penalty kick.
Quinn O'Hearn (Nantucket, Mass./Darlington) headed the ball to
Lorenz Ender (Ulm, Germany/North Kingstown) who tapped the ball to an open
Milan Djajic (Belgrade, Serbia/Rudjer Boskovic). Djajic fired a shot just wide of the net.
FLASH MOMENT
Torren Aikens (Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph) attempted the first shot just five minutes into the match. Jakopovic launched a corner kick to Aikens, whose header just missed the net.
FLASH NUGGETS
>> Saint Francis held the advantage over Stonehill in shots (14-9), shots on goal (6-4) and corner kicks (9-4).
>> Leading the offensive efforts for the Red Flash was
Maximus Rigby (York, England/Joseph Rowntree) with 3 shots on target.
Nico Stoddart (Brampton, Canada/David Suzuki SS),
Alexios Rodriguez (Silver Spring, Md./DeMatha Catholic) and Ender also had one shot on goal apiece, respectively.
>> Goalkeeper
Jordaine Jaeger (Munich, Germany/Gymnasium Neubiberg) made four saves in the 90 minutes.
UP NEXT
Men's soccer will conclude their regular season schedule at home against Howard Thursday, November 3 at 3 p.m.
