Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Men's Soccer team continues Skyline Conference play with a road tilt at St. Joseph's-L.I. on Tuesday night before a home contest against Purchase on Saturday afternoon. Live Stats and Video for both Tuesday's 7:00 p.m. kick-off and Saturday's 3:30 game will be available for those who are unable to attend.
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At A Glance: The Mount is unbeaten in its last four outings, holding a 3-0-1 record over that stretch. The Knights are coming off a 1-1 draw at Farmingdale State on Wednesday and a 1-0 home conference win over Yeshiva on Sunday afternoon.
Connor Doyle (New Windsor, N.Y.) has scored in six straight games for the Knights and leads the team with 10 goals and 20 points. He scored in each of the Mount's two games last week, picking up his second game winning goal of the season on Sunday.
Matt Wyant (Beacon, N.Y.) leads the team with eight assists and sits second on the team with 16 points with
Peter Ramirez (Newburgh, N.Y.) checking in third on the team with five points on the strength of two goals and an assist.
Joseph Mesoraca (Oceanside, N.Y.) and
Nick Biagini (Mahopac, N.Y.) each support the offensive attack with two assists apiece with Matthew Flanagan (Rhinebeck, N.Y.) and
Ismael Bravo (Middletown, N.Y.) joining Ramirez with one helper apiece.
In goal,
Zach Decker (Red Hook, N.Y.) is playing to a 1.40 goals against average and a .775 save percentage. He has stopped 55 opponent shots and has totaled five shutouts heading into Tuesday's game.
Last Time Out: The Knights battled to a 1-0 win over Yeshiva on Sunday. Doyle potted his 10
th goal of the season and Decker stopped six shots to keep the Maccabees off the board. Mesoraca collected his second assist in as many games for the Knights.
Skyline Accolades: After going 1-0-1 with a 0.45 goals against average and a .929 save percentage with 13 stops, Decker was named the Skyline Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Skyline Leaderboard: The Skyline leaderboard is littered with Knights as Doyle paces the league in goals (10) and points (20), while Wyant leads the conference with his eight assists and is tied for second in the league with 16 points.
Decker is tied for the conference lead with five shutouts while ranking sixth in save percentage and eighth in goals against average.
Scouting St. Joseph's-L.I. – The Golden Eagles enter Tuesday's contest with a 3-5-1 overall record and a 2-3-1 mark in league play. St. Joseph's stopped a two-game skid on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over Sarah Lawrence.
Sebastiano Bartolotta and Vincent Mariani are tied for the team lead in goals with two each and are joined by Justin Garcia, one goal and two helpers, atop the team leaderboard with four points.
Tyler Flaherty has played 736:37 of a possible 849:36 to lead three keepers who have seen time between the pipes so far in 2021. Flaherty has recorded two shutouts and holds a .768 save percentage and a 1.59 goals against average while stopping 43 shots.
Previewing Purchase: The Panthers play host to Old Westbury on Tuesday and enter the week at 4-5 overall and 1-4 in league play. The Panthers have won two of their last three contests, but are coming off a 2-1 loss to Maritime on Saturday.
Marion Matute leads five different players with at least two goals with a team standard of three. Keven Garcia is tops on the team with three assists and is the team leader with seven points adding a pair of goals to his assist total.
Travis Stella has played 591:41 of a possible 834:55 in net for the Panthers and is sporting a 2.13 goals against average and a .708 save percentage. Stella has stopped 34 shots and posted a pair of victories for Purchase.
Recent History: The Knights are 6-12 against St. Joseph's-L.I. in the last 18 meetings, but have won the last five matchups, including a double overtime win in 2019 and a 1-0 victory in the Skyline Conference Championship Final in 2017.
The Mount has won each of the last four meetings with Purchase and are outscoring the Panthers 15-2 over that span.
What's Next: The Knights play host to the United States Merchant Marine Academy on October 20 before traveling to Manhattanville on October 23.