DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – Despite four Mavericks recording a shot on goal, the No. 17 Mercy University Men's Soccer Team dropped a 1-0 decision to ECC foe D'Youville University on Senior Day in their Making Strides Versus Cancer Pink Game on Saturday afternoon at Mercy Field.
In a ceremony prior to the game, Mercy honored seniors Philip Hauge (Bergen, Norway/Central Connecticut State University), Pau Ramon (Mallorca, Spain/Southeastern CC), Mario de Roque Zazón (Zaragoza, Spain/Newman University), Herman Borke (Asker, Norway/Dønski Videregående Skole), Diego Guzmán (Santiago, Chile/Everest School), Jacob Darwesh Lund-Iversen (Oslo, Norway/Maryville University/Pima CC) and John Hollis (Bradford, England/West Virginia Wesleyan College) for their contributions to the program.
The Mavericks (10-3-3, 3-2-1 ECC) see their seven-game unbeaten streak come to an end, while the Saints (7-4-4, 4-1-2 ECC) have won three games in a row.
Both Mercy goalkeeper graduate student Sean Green (Asheville, N.C./Lees-McRae College) and D'Youville goalkeeper Matthew Solorio made a pair of saves in the first half and a Lund-Iversen shot hit the right post in the 42nd minute, keeping the game scoreless at halftime.
Green opened the second half with a save in the 50th minute, keeping the score 0-0. The score remained 0-0 until the 70th minute when Shawn Richardson scored on a penalty kick after a Mercy foul in the box, giving the Saints a 1-0 lead.
A Ramon shot after a corner kick in the 73rd minute was stopped by Solorio, preserving the 1-0 lead for D'Youville. The Mavericks were unable to find the equalizer and the Saints earned the 1-0 win.
Mercy was led by Green who made three saves to take the loss. Ramon, Borke, Hollis, and junior Juan Gonzalez (Paterson, N.J./NJIT) each had a shot on goal.
D'Youville was led by Richardson who scored the game-winning goal and by Solorio who made a game-high four saves to earn the win.
Mercy held a 10-7 edge in shots, shots on goal were tied at 4-4 and D'Youville held a 5-1 edge in corner kicks.
Head Coach Pedro Velazquez and the Mavericks resume action on Wednesday, October 21st when they host Queens at 2:30 p.m.
