ALBANY, N.Y.–A 6-0 first-half run propelled The College of Saint Rose to its first victory of the season, 16-11 versus Post University in non-conference action this afternoon at the Plumeri Sports Complex.
"The guys have been working hard and definitely deserved the win today," said head coach
Jim Morrissey. "Give Post a lot of credit. They did not give up when we had a big lead at the half and made it very difficult for us in the end. I think that second half adversity will serve us well moving forward."
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On an afternoon when Saint Rose (1-4) had its highest scoring output of the spring, the Golden Knights received a career-high four goals from sophomore attack
Carter Badour. Junior midfielder
Matt Graham contributed three goals and an assist, and freshman attack
Jordyn Marchiano finished with a pair of strikes and two helpers.
Saint Rose was all over the visitors early, taking a 2-0 lead 1:10 in on goals by senior midfielder
Connor Moore and Marchiano. After an Eagles goal, Moore ignited the 6-0 Saint Rose run throughout a 13:06 span that eventually yielded an 11-3 halftime lead. Â
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Senior attackmen Paul Hylan and Trevor Buchas scored four goals each to lead Post (1-4), which compiled a 6-2 third quarter run to tighten the affair.
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However, the young Saint Rose defense, anchored by sophomores
Jeremy Pariseau and
James Fennessy; and freshmen
James Murphy and
Ben Boggans, stood tall in the fourth by not allowing the Eagles to get closer than within four goals. Boggans, who caused a game-high four turnovers, recorded his first collegiate goal with 1:57 remaining to close the scoring.
The work of sophomore midfielder
Nicolas Johnson and junior midfielder
Lucas Frese in the X helped key the fast Saint Rose start. The duo won the game's first 10 face-offs and 21-of-31 overall.
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In goal, sophomore
Liam Guiton stopped 10 Eagle shots and gathered a game-high seven groundballs. Moore and junior attack
Evan Doherty each totaled a pair of goals for Saint Rose.
Looking ahead, both teams are back in action Saturday. The Golden Knights visit #20 Saint Anselm for a 12:00 pm
Northeast-10 Conference date in Manchester, N.H. while Post hosts the University of the District of Columbia at 1:00 pm.
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