Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The Molloy men's soccer team fell to the Dolphins of the College of Staten Island, 1-0, Saturday afternoon at Dolphins Soccer Park. The Lions conclude the season 3-11-3 overall and 2-5-1 in East Coast Conference play, while the Dolphins end the regular season 4-6-4 overall and 2-3-3 in league play.
 
How it Happened

• The first shot of the contest came from the home team and ended up in the back of the net, as Miguel Espinosa put Staten Island in front, 1-0, 3:33 into the game.
• Neither team would allow another opportunity over the next 12 minutes.
• In the 16^th minute, freshman Wilmer Flores had his shot blocked, and the follow up by freshman Steph Maurice was saved by Dolphins goalkeeper Amari Thompson to keep Molloy off the scoreboard.
• The next 18 minutes was dominated by defense, until Staten Island created a chance in the 35^th minute that went left of target.
• The home team looked to extend its lead in the 42^nd minute with two shots in a 14 second span, but graduate student Dennis Mejia made two saves sending the contest into halftime with Molloy trailing, 1-0.
• Staten Island generated the first shot of the second half, but the attempt was saved by Mejia in the 51^st minute.
• The 65^th minute saw the Dolphins try and increase its lead, but Mejia made another save to keep the contest at 1-0.
• Two minutes later, freshman Matthew Broadhead created a chance, but his shot went high.
• Staten Island would hold the Lions without a shot for the remainder of the half and go on to secure the win, 1-0.

Top Performances

• Maurice paced the team with two shots and one shot on goal.
• Broadhead, Flores, and junior Diogo Ferreira totaled one shot each.
• In goal, Mejia made five saves.