>> Saint Francis men's soccer tied, 1-1, on the road to non-conference opponent Yale Saturday at Reese Stadium.
>> With the tie, the Red Flash move to 1-1-1 on the season.
>> In April, the NCAA eliminated overtime for regular season matches. If a match is tied after the regulation 90 minutes, it ends in a tie.
Sophomore
Maximus Rigby (York, England/ Joseph Rowntree) found freshman
Milan Djajic (Belgrade, Serbia/ Rudjer Boskovic) in a stride down right field. The ball found the back of the net for Djajic's
first collegiate goal and Rigby's first assist on the season in the 44th minute of the match.
FLASH MOMENTS
Yale attempted 21 shots and had 11 shots on goal in the match, but
Jordaine Jaeger (Munich, Germany/ Gymnasium Neubiberg) and the Red Flash backline held the Bulldogs to one goal.
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Jaeger recorded 10 saves in the match, including punching away Yale's Quanah Brayboy's corner kick then collecting Brayboy's second effort in the 14th minute.Â
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Shortly after Jaeger's save, sophomore
Tom Schellbach (Freiburg, Germany/ Faust Gymnasium) deflected Yale's Jeremy Haddock's shot attempt from a free kick using his body in the 17th minute.
FLASH NUGGETS
The Red Flash complied four shots and two shots on goal against the Bulldogs. Shot attempts were posted by Rigby, Djajic and freshman
Andre Isreal (Clarksburg, Md./ Mount Saint Joseph).
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Patrick Heron (Lauder, Scotland/ Earlston),
Anfernee Stokes (Morvant, Trinidad/ Queen's Royal College) and Schellbach earned their first starts of the season in Connecticut.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash will continue their road trip at California State at Fullerton 7 p.m. (PT)/10 p.m. (EST) Friday, September 9.
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