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Winner Bentley BEN (3-5-1, 1-3-1)
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St. Anselm STA (3-4-2, 2-2-1)
Winner
Bentley BEN
(3-5-1, 1-3-1)
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St. Anselm STA
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Team 1 2 F
Bentley BEN 2 2 4
St. Anselm STA 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Downed by Bentley in Conference Play

MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Anselm College men's soccer team fell to Bentley University in Northeast-10 Conference action by a final score of 4-0 on Saturday afternoon from Melucci Field.
 
UP NEXT:
  • Saint Anselm is on the road for the next two games traveling to Colchester, Vt. first to take on Saint Michael's College in non-conference action for the Community Cup Game on Tuesday, October 10th.
  • The Hawks then head to Garden City, New York to face Adelphi University on Saturday, October 14th.

Score: Saint Anselm 0, Bentley 4
Records: Saint Anselm (3-5-3, 2-2-2 NE10); Bentley (3-5-1, 1-2-1 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Melucci Field)
Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Attendance: 103
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Saint Anselm controlled the tempo early firing four of the game's first five shots and earning three corner kicks in the opening 25 minutes of the half. The Hawks had a scoring chance in the 25th minute when senior Josue Assantha (Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo) clipped a pass behind the Bentley defense that reached classmate Zach Verow (Bedford, N.H.), but his header was just wide of goal.
  • The Falcons struck first in the 32nd minute of the match. Lucas Fraser got down the left wing and into the box for Bentley and was taken down for a penalty kick. Chad Meyers converted the kick from the spot to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead.
  • In the 38th minute, junior Caden Leader (Durham, N.H.) got his head on a dangerous corner kick delivered by freshman Connor Lovely (Weymouth, Mass.), but his effort was stopped by Griffin. 
  • Bentley doubled their lead at the 40:30 mark when Lukas Drahos got down the right wing and served in a pass to Christian Zarka, who tucked home a shot into the lower right corner to go ahead 2-0. Griffin made a diving save on a long-distance shot from junior Lucas Bravo Ollé (Sitges, Barcelona, Spain) just before halftime to keep the shutout intact.
  • The Falcons earned two insurance goals early in the second half. Bentley whipped in a corner kick and Michael Haikal's shot hit the cross-bar, but came out to Luke Hanchar who buried the rebound to put the Falcons ahead, 3-0
  • Less than two minutes later, Lukas Drahos got his head on a long throw-in by Haikal, which floated over Saint Anselm sophomore goalkeeper David Hood (Manchester, N.H.) to give Bentley a 4-0 lead. 
  • The Hawks registered several shots on goal in the final half hour, but all were denied by Falcons reserve goalkeeper Nick Malderella, and Bentley would secure the 4-0 victory. 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Saint Anselm outshot Bentley 17-8 in the game, while also holding a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal.
  • The Hawks had nine corner kicks in the match, while the Falcons had two.
  • Sophomore David Hood (Manchester, N.H.) recorded one save in goal for the Hawks while Griffin tallied nine saves and Malderella registered five stops for the Falcons.
  • This marked the 55th all-time meeting between Saint Anselm and Bentley. The Hawks now hold a 22-27-6 overall record against the Falcons.
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