Mercy Men's Soccer Loses 5-1 To NYIT
Box Score September 27,
2009
Mercy Men's Soccer Loses 5-1 To
NYIT
Artiz Artoni nets Mavericks' lone goal.
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. – The Mercy College
men's soccer team lost 5-1 at the hands of conference foe,
NYIT, Sunday afternoon. The loss was the first East Coast
Conference loss for the Mavericks who fall to 2-4 on the season and
0-1 in the league.
NYIT (4-5, 1-1 ECC) scored first at 6:43 with a goal from Felipe
Santos.
The Mavericks tied it up ten minutes later with a goal from
junior Artiz Artoni (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Sophomore
forward Ben Latchford (Solihull, England) assisted
Artoni's goal as Artoni got a foot on a loose ball coming in
from a corner kick.
The teams kept it tied for the rest of the half.
The Bears came back in the second half with four unanswered
goals, despite five total shots from Vjekoslav Lubric
(Pleasantville, N.Y.).
Mercy goalkeeper Martin Walsh (Dublin, Ireland)
had four saves in the net for the Mavericks.
Next up, the Mavericks will face nationally ranked No. 14
Dominican College Chargers in Orangeburg, N.Y., on Tuesday. Game
time starts at 7 p.m.
