Men's Soccer Pushes No. 3 Stevens To The Brink, 2-1

HOBOKEN, N.J. — The Endicott men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday morning to No. 3 nationally ranked Stevens Institute of Technology, 2-1, in a rescheduled non-conference matchup at the DeBaun Athletic Complex.

Conor Rooney (Monroe, Conn.) scored the lone goal for the Gulls in the 73rd minute of action on a nice setup from Joe Cusack (Foxboro, Mass.).

Cusack dribbled through the midfield and left a through ball for Rooney at the top corner of the 18. Rooney then sent the shot into the lower left corner of the net, to cut into the deficit at 2-1.

The Gulls had two more scoring chances late in the 80th minute, but Stevens' goalkeeper stymied both opportunities.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Today's match was the first meeting between the two programs.
• Rooney's goal was his first of the season and the second of his career.
• The match was rescheduled after Friday's (9/8) postponement due to lightning.
• Through the first three games of the 2023 season, Endicott's defense has only allowed seven total shots on goal.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (2-1-0) travels to Montclair State tomorrow at 1 PM. No. 3 Stevens (1-1-1) hosts Babson tomorrow at 1 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - Emma Purple '24)