ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College men's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to Skyline conference opponent Bard College on Thursday. The loss moves the Knights to 1-13-2 on the season and 1-6-2 in Skyline Conference play. Bard College improves to 7-8-0 overall and 5-3-0 in conference play.

The Raptors wasted little time getting on the board as freshman Dam Linh Nguyen (Warsaw, Poland) netted a goal just 19 seconds into the game. Junior Jacob Hartog (San Francisco, Calif.) and sophomore Ammar Al-Rubaiay (Baghdad, Iraq) were credited with assists on the Nguyen goal. Freshman goalkeeper Matthew Darling (Staatsburg, N.Y.) tallied three saves in the first half as the Knights were outshot 7-3.

Bard College extended their lead to 2-0 in the 57th minute of play when sophomore Chet Darrow (New York, N.Y.) scored an unassisted goal. The Knights increased their offensive pressure in the second half and managed to get off five shots. Darling made one save in the second half to bring his total to four on the game. Senior Francesco Marando (Slate Hill, N.Y.) led the Knights with four shots and sophomore Ryan Folken (Centereach, N.Y.) followed with two.

On Sunday the Knights will play their last regular season Skyline conference game at Yeshiva University. The game will begin at 3:00 p.m.