BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, New York (Brooklyn) men's soccer team fell to Manhattanville University, 6–0, on Saturday afternoon.
The Valiants opened the scoring in the 13th minute before the Bears nearly found an equalizer in the 25th. Francisco Garcia (Brooklyn, N.Y.) sent an attempt off the crossbar, keeping SJBK within one. The Valiants doubled their advantage in the 29th minute and added another in the 42nd to take a 3–0 lead into halftime.
St. Joseph's generated more opportunities after the break, with Jared Nereo Flores (Brooklyn, N.Y.) forcing a save in the 61st minute. Manhattanville added its fourth less than a minute later before SJBK produced two more attempts over the next five minutes through Matthew Cottone (Oakdale, N.Y.) and Veton Dudus (Murray Hill, N.Y.). The Valiants added goals in the 77th and 87th minutes to close out the scoring and seal the win.
Flores and Cottone recorded two shots apiece, with Flores registering SJBK's lone shot on goal. Garcia and Dudus each added an attempt. Edwin Sacramento (Brooklyn, N.Y.) made eight saves in goal.
The Bears return to action on Tuesday, October 6; traveling to Old Westbury for a 3 p.m. kickoff.
