Garden City, N.Y. (Sept. 6, 2017) – The Molloy men's soccer team fell, 5-2, to the No. 2 ranked Adelphi Panthers at Motamed Field Wednesday evening. With the loss, the Lions move to 1-2. Junior Daniel Massey (Warrington, England) led the maroon and white with two goals.

Massey put the Lions ahead,1-0, in the fourth minute after he fired a low shot into the back of the net.

Following the tally, Adelphi, which outshot Molloy 14-4 in the first stanza, brought pressure, but couldn't beat junior goalkeeper Raul Bonilla (Brentwood, N.Y.), who made six saves in the opening half.

The Panthers tied the score in the 51^st minute on a goal from Andre De Giorgi (Lisbon, Portuga). Six minutes later, De Giorgi found the back of the net again to put the home team ahead, 2-1.

But the Lions would answer in the 67^th minute. On a corner kick, redshirt freshman Anthony Martinico (East Meadow, N.Y.) sent a ball into the box and Massey headed the ball in for his second goal of the match.

The match was delayed 53 minutes due to lightning with 18:32 left.

Following the delay, Adelphi brought pressure in the offensive third, and De Giorgi headed in his third goal of the contest to make it 3-2 in the 76^th minute.

The Panthers added insurance markers from Alex Varkatzas (Elmira, N.Y.) and De Giorgi to go up 5-2. 

Bonilla finished the match with 13 saves.

Molloy returns to action Saturday, September 9^th when it hosts Southern New Hampshire University in its home opener. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.