Story courtesy of Rob Palardy, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. - The Lesley University men's soccer team fell to SUNY at Old Westbury 2-1 this past Saturday and dropped their 2009 record to 4-2-1. Lesley's record remains above .500 which is the latest in a season that a Lynx men's soccer team has held that mark.
The men's soccer team immediately felt the presence of the return of senior defender Zach Rocha (NEW BEDFORD, Mass./New Bedford) as Rocha assisted on a goal by Scott Wheeler (EAST HAMPTON, Conn./East Hampton). Rocha came off the bench and sent a pass to Wheeler that was redirected to the back of the net for the first goal of the match at 28:14.
Later in the first half, the Panthers got on the scoreboard with a goal by Fabian Santibanez (OYSTER BAY, N.Y./Oyster Bay) that was assisted by teammates Mathias Coni (OCEANSIDE, N.Y./Oceanside) and Roland White (BALDWIN, N.Y./Baldwin).
With the score at 1-1, Lesley and Old Westbury went into halftime tied.
In the second half, Coni assisted on the game-winning goal for the Panthers in the 68th minute for his second assist of the match. He sent a pass to Edwin Mejia (UNIONDALE, N.Y./Uniondale) who registered the tally.
For the Lynx, Zach Almeida-Beers (REHOBOTH, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth Regional) made six saves in net and let up two goals. His counterpart Darian Bryan (ELMONT, N.Y./Elmont Memorial) made five saves and allowed one goal.
Lesley will travel to Emerson College on Wednesday, September 23 for a 6:00 pm rematch for the Charles River Cup. Old Westbury next plays host to City Tech on September 21.
To learn more about the Lesley University men's soccer program, please visit their website.