Jonas Scores Game-Winner in Men’s Soccer Victory at St. Joe’s-Brooklyn

Jonas Scores Game-Winner in Men’s Soccer Victory at St. Joe’s-Brooklyn

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BROOKLYN, N.Y.Camary Jonas (Kingston City, Jamaica/Martin Luther King Jr.) scored the go-ahead goal in the 76th minute to lead the Sarah Lawrence men's soccer team to a 3-2 victory over at St. Joseph's Brooklyn Saturday at Aviator Field.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (5-11, 1-7) def. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (1-13-1, 0-8), 3-2.

KEY MOMENTS
The Gryphons scored the first two goals of the contest. Dominic Edwards (Santiago, Chile/The Grange School) scored his first collegiate goal in the 21st minute, following a pair of terrific passes from George Scott (New York, N.Y./Bard HS Early College) and Colin Berg (Franklin, Mass./Mount Saint Charles Academy).

Berg later found the back of the net in the 31st minute, blasting a shot from 30 yards out that was misplayed by the goalkeeper.

The Bears countered with a pair of goals to knot the contest at halftime. Kenneth Garcia scored on a shot from 20 yards out in the 39th minute, followed by a successful penalty attempt from Cesar Oviedo in the 42nd minute.

Jonas scored the decisive goal following a feed into the box from Scott, helping the Gryphons snap a six-game losing streak.

Mehran Hicks (Hartsdale, N.Y./The Masters School) finished with seven saves in the win, passing James Berry (213) to become the program's all-time leader in saves (217).

Saturday's victory was the Gryphons first-ever win as a member of the Skyline conference. It was also victory No. 5, tying a team-record for wins in a single-season.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence concludes its regular season Wednesday (Oct. 25) against Yeshiva at Tibbetts Brook Park.

 

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