Nov. 6, 2005

Final Stats

TEANECK, NJ - Freshman Alejandro Bedoya (Weston, FL) scored his second goal in as many games and sophomore Pino Tubito (East Hanover, NJ) notched three points with a goal and an assist to lead the Fairleigh Dickinson University men's soccer team to a 2-1 win against visiting Quinnipiac on Sunday afternoon at University Stadium in Teaneck, NJ.

The Knights wrap up the 2005 regular season with a 12-5-1 overall record, including a 5-4-0 mark in the Northeast Conference to tie for fourth place with Sacred Heart in the league (15 points). The Bobcats fall to 6-11-1 with a 3-5-1 record in league action, ending the regular season tied for seventh place.

After a scoreless first half, Bedoya opened scoring 12 minutes into the second half when Tubito fed him the ball on the right side of the box. Bedoya punched it into an open net after drawing out the goalkeeper to give the Knights a 1-0 lead.

Tubito added what would become the game-winner in the 86th minute after senior Mirza Rusevic (Clifton, NJ) headed over a pass to the left side. Tubito went one-on-one with the goalie and blasted it in to the opposite side of the net. Junior goalkeeper Elvir Prasovic (Astoria, NY) was also credited with an assist, beginning the play with a long goal kick.

Quinnpiac's Matthew Cifelli tried to put the Bobcats back in it when Graciano Brito rebounded a shot and passed it down the left side. Cifelli buried the ball with a high shot into the middle of the right side.

Lassana Camara had a good look to open scoring for the Bobcats 18 minutes into the game when he took a shot that Prasovic had to dive to knock away.

Prasovic finished the game with two saves, while Kenneth Lewis had eight saves between the posts for the Bobcats. FDU out-shot Quinnipiac, 17-10 and held a 13-1 advantage in corner kicks.

"I thought that we played well today," said Head Coach Seth Roland. "I'm pleased with how we competed this weekend."