TEANECK, N.J. - FDU men's soccer (5-5-1, 3-0-1 NEC) ramped up the attack Sunday on Senior Day as the Burgundy and Blue faced-off against Stonehill (2-9-0, 0-3-0 NEC) at University Stadium. FDU toppled the Skyhawks in the first-ever meeting between the two conference foes 7-2.
 

How It Happened

First Half

• Jeronimo Leguizamon attempted the Knights' first of their 20 shots in the match with his blast coming 25 seconds into the match. FDU set a new season-high in shots in the match.
• Following an attempt on-target in the 2', newcomer Jaime Barbero opened the tally with a goal in the 4' to put FDU up 1-0 on Stonehill. FDU would score again 15 minutes later with a goal by junior forward Tony Gomez off a free kick that bent perfectly into the net to make it 2-0 in favor of the home side.
• An own goal by the Skyhawks in the 30' made it 3-0 FDU while sophomore Kevin Leonhard connected with Gomez for his first of two goals on the afternoon to send FDU into the halftime break up 4-0.

Second Half

• Following a series of line changes on both sides, Seth Roland's team tacked-on another score, Leonhard's second of the day, assisted by graduate student D'Shon DeGannes to further expand the Knights' lead.
• With a penalty called against Stonehill in the 60', DeGannes was sent to the mark where he converted the penalty attempt for a goal making it 6-0.
• Juan Martín Barahona came in relief of Spencer King to start the second half and conceded two goals to Stonehill.
• Jayd Hamdaoua placed a goal in the Skyhawks' net in the 87', the cherry on top in a 7-2 victory.

 

Quotable

"I thought we had very good energy  and created a great tempo to the game today. We developed a lot of chances and finished a fair amount of them. I'm pleased with our performance."
 

The Road Ahead

FDU hosts Central Connecticut on Thursday, October 13 in the final regular season home match of the season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. live on NEC Front Row.

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