Men's Soccer Shutout at Sacred Heart on Sunday

The Central Connecticut men's soccer team lost at Sacred Heart, 2-0, on Sunday at Campus Field. The Pioneers scored in each half and turned away three CCSU scoring chances in the second half.

CCSU hosts FDU on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 0, Sacred Heart 2
Records: CCSU (2-8-1, 0-3-1 NEC), SHU (5-6-2, 2-1-2 NEC)
Location: Campus Field | Fairfield, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• The scoring was opened in the 27^th minute when  the Pioneers played a ball wide to David Garcia Gallego. His shot was turned away by Daniel Wilmore, but the rebound came to Matthias Dick who kicked it in for a 1-0 lead.
• The Central attack would press for a tying-goal getting shots on goal from Giulio Potenti and Austin Rocke in the opening half-hour of the second half, but Andrew Hammersley would make a pair of saves.
• Sacred Heart doubled the lead with 10 minutes remaining when they set up a free kick in the offensive half. Dick would set the goal up with a kick into the area that got to the foot of Koke Gracia Martinez to make it 2-0.

NUMBER TO KNOW

5 – Daniel Wilmore matched a season-high with five saves for Central.

NOTES

• The Pioneers have won two straight and are unbeaten in the last three meetings in the series
• CCSU had a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks.
• Sacred Heart outshot the Blue Devils, 13-6.
• Rocke, Potenti and Jakob Welle-Smogeli each had a shot on  target for CCSU.

UP NEXT

CCSU hosts FDU on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

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