Mariglen Verjoni Records Game-High Two Shots on Goal as Men's Soccer Plays at Molloy
Box Score ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Oct. 22, 2016) – Despite a game-high two shots on goal from sophomore Mariglen Verjoni (Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall), the Mercy College men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to Molloy College in an ECC matchup on Saturday afternoon at RVC Sports Complex.
The Mavericks (7-4-3, 2-4-2 ECC) see their three-game unbeaten streak come to an end, while the Lions (10-3, 7-1 ECC) have won nine of their last ten games. With the loss, Mercy is now eliminated from ECC Tournament contention.
Freshman Maximiliano Rebolledo-Camus (Santiago, Chile/Saint George's College), sophomore Lucca Lacerda (Passos, Brazil/Monroe College), redshirt sophomore Steven Braccioforte (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) and junior Haxhi Verjoni (Cornwall, N.Y./Marlboro) also recorded a shot on goal. Junior Kwantarian Van der Lara (Conway, Ark./Marshalltown CC) picks up the loss in net and falls to 7-4-3.
Steven Jimenez scored the lone goal of the game off an assist from Mosiah Whyte. Goalkeeper Raul Bonilla made six saves to earn the shutout victory.
The Mavericks would record the first shot on goal of the game in the 9th minute as Lacerda fired a shot that was stopped by Bonilla. That would be the only shot on goal of the half for either team until the 43rd minute when Jimenez found the back of the net off a corner taken by Whyte to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Mariglen Verjoni immediately responded with a shot, but Bonilla was able to come up with the save and the score remained 1-0 in favor of Molloy heading into halftime. The Mavericks ended the half with a 7-4 edge in shots.
The second half saw Mercy outshoot the Lions 15-6 and force Bonilla to make four saves, but the Mavericks were unable to come up with the equalizer. Mercy ended the contest with a 22-10 advantage in shots and an 8-5 edge in corner kicks.
Head Coach Pedro Velazquez and the Mavericks look to bounce back when they host Nyack College for Senior Day on Tuesday, October 25th at 3 p.m.
