YONKERS, N.Y. — The Sarah Lawrence College men's soccer team fell to St. Joseph's University, Long Island, 3-0, in Skyline Conference action Tuesday, October 20, at Fleming Field.
The Golden Eagles opened the scoring in the 33rd minute when Jack Pulisic finished a pass from Devin Seara to give the visitors a 1-0 advantage. St. Joseph's carried the lead into halftime despite a continued effort from the Gryphons to find an equalizer.
Sarah Lawrence looked to get back into the match after the break, but St. Joseph's extended its advantage in the 68th minute. Christopher Bojorque converted a feed from Pulisic to make it 2-0. Eight minutes later, Jefferson Umana added the visitors' third goal off an assist from Liam McDermott to seal the result.
The Gryphons continued to battle throughout the contest, with Kairos Diaz recording Sarah Lawrence's lone shot on target. Diaz finished with three total shots, while goalkeeper Jonah Zalis made four saves across 90 minutes in net.
St. Joseph's held a 15-5 advantage in shots and a 4-1 edge in corner kicks. The Gryphons' defensive effort limited the Golden Eagles to one goal in the opening half before the visitors added two after the break.
With the result, Sarah Lawrence moves to 4-7-5 overall and 2-5-2 in Skyline Conference play. St. Joseph's Long Island improves to 5-5-2 overall and 5-3-1 in conference action.
The Gryphons return to action on Saturday, Oct. 24, traveling to Farmingdale State for a Skyline Conference matchup against the Rams. Kickoff is scheduled for noon at Rams Field in Farmingdale, N.Y.
