Philly Men’s Soccer D1 Recap – Week of October 17 – 23

October 25, 2022 –

16^th Ranked Penn Unbeaten Streak is 10 Games, Drexel Ties their 33^rd Street Neighbors

The eight-game winning streak for the University of Pennsylvania came to an end via a 1 – 1 tie at Drexel. The Quakers still have a ten-game unbeaten streak going as they rebounded with a 1 – 0 victory at Brown. Leo Burney evened the game at Drexel with a goal in the 71^st minute 6:05 after the hosts took the lead. At Brown in a defensive battle Stas Korzeniowski got the ball over the line at the 33:35 mark, the only goal in a game where each time had one shot on goal….In the Battle of 33^rd Street, men’s soccer edition, the Drexel Dragons took the lead in the 65^th minute when Cesar Banacloy scored. The Dragons got a draw in the next game at 2 – 2 with Hofstra in a CAA game. Drexel remains in 4^th place in the conference. Vaccaro Giancarlo scored in the 75^th minute to even the game….The Saint Joseph’s Hawks posted a win and a tie. The scoreless draw came at Loyola (MD), the eighth tie of the season extending the number of  most even games in a single season in program history. The Hawks came back winning 3 – 0 at home over the Bonnies of Saint Bonaventure. Garrett Lyons got a goal and an assist in the Bonaventure game. Kenyatta Collins and Omry Perel also netted goals….The Temple Owls played well this week getting a 2 – 0 win over Stony Brook for their second straight victory. The Cherry and White followed with a strong effort against #22/9 Tulsa. The Owls fell 3 – 2 when Alex Meinhard scored on a penalty kick in the 83^rd minute. The game featured two ties and two lead changes. George Medill and Yann Kouemi posted the Temple goals. In the victory over Stoney Brook Fabian Grant got the first goal 13 seconds into the game. Sawyer Koza scored the insurance goal at 25:50….The La Salle Explorers dropped their only game of the week 1 – 0 at George Washington University. The Explorers fell behind the Colonials in the standings for 8^th place. La Salle is one-point behind for that last playoff spot with one more conference game left to play….The Villanova Wildcats dropped two one-goal games in the Big East falling 1- 0 to UConn and 2 – 1 at Seton Hall. Viktor Benediktsson got a tying score against Seton Hall. James Boote scored the game-winner for the Pirates 3:16 later….

The home games next week feature all non-conference matches. Villanova hosts Navy and La Salle entertains Columbia. Penn meets Harvard in Boston. Saint Joseph’s travels to Saint Louis. Temple goes to Alabama to face UAB. Drexel goes to Lehigh in a rescheduled game.

Games of October 17 – October 23, 2022

DREXEL 5 – 3 – 6 Overall, 3 – 2 – 3 CAA

Results – Tied 1 – 1 vs. #16 Penn, Tied 2 – 2 vs. Hofstra

Summary – Josh Dunbar got his first goal in the 16^th minute. Giancarlo also recorded goal number one for the season.

Next Game – October 25 at Lehigh

LA SALLE 3 – 8 – 4 Overall, 2 – 3 – 2 Atlantic 10

Results – Lost 1 – 0 at George Washington University

Summary – La Salle outshot GWU 22 – 19 and 7 – 6 in shots requiring a save. The Colonials got the game winner by Oscar Haynes Brown on a penalty kick in the 88^th minute.

Next Game – October 25 vs. Columbia

#16 PENN – 10 – 1 – 2 Overall, 4 – 0 – 0 Ivy League           

Results– Tied 1- 1 at Drexel, Won 1 – 0 at Brown

Summary – Ben Stitz assisted on the Burney goal at Drexel. He recorded at least one-point in his previous 9 games.

Next Game – October 29 at Harvard

SAINT JOSEPH’S  3 – 5 – 8 Overall, 2 – 1 – 4 Atlantic 10

Results – Tied 0 – 0 at Loyola (MD), Won 3 – 0 vs. Saint Bonaventure

Summary – Saint Joe’s is tied for 4^th place in the Atlantic 10 with 10 points along with Rhode Island and VCU. By finishing fourth the Hawks can host a tournament game in the first round. Luis Ludosan turned in his fifth clean sheet of the season.

Next Game – October 29 at Saint Louis

TEMPLE 4 – 8 – 2 Overall, 1 – 6 – 0 AAC

Results – Won 2 – 0 vs. Stony Brook, Lost 3 -2 vs. #22/9 Tulsa

Summary – Goalie Eoin Gawronski had his 7^th career shutout. Temple was close to Tulsa in shots trailing 12 – 5 and 6 – 5 in shots on goal.

Next Game – October 28 at UAB

VILLANOVA 5 – 8 – 2 Overall, 2 – 6 – 1 Big East

Results – Lost 1 – 0 vs. UConn, Lost 2 – 1 at Seton Hall

Summary – Eli Conway got the Huskies tally off a rebound in the 76^th minute. Balthi Saunders got off a team-high 4 shots at Seton Hall. Over the week the Wildcats were outshot 31 – 20 and 10 – 9 in shots on goal.

Next Game – October 25 at Navy