New Haven, Conn. – The Molloy men's soccer team defeated the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University, 2-1, Tuesday evening in a non-conference matchup. The Lions move to 6-6-4 on the campaign, while the Owls move to 5-7-3.
 
How it Happened

• After neither team recorded a shot on goal in the opening 10 minutes, Southern Connecticut found the back of the net in the 11^th minute to take a 1-0 lead.
• Freshman Charlie Morgan notched the first shot on goal of the evening for the Lions in the 12^th minute, but his attempt was denied by Southern Connecticut goalkeeper Devin Juan.
• Molloy found the equalizer in the 20^th minute when junior Santi Vasquez scored his first goal of the season.
• The Owls would total three shots in the final 25 minutes of the opening half with two missing target and one being saved by freshman Callum Hunt.
• The Lions were held without a shot following its goal, sending the contest into halftime all knotted up at one.
• After three shots in the first six minutes of the first half from the home team that did not land on target, Molloy took a 2-1 lead off a shot from sophomore Steph Maurice in the 54^th minute.
• For the remainder of the contest, Southern Connecticut would total five shots, but none would force Hunt to make a save as Molloy would hold on to secure the victory, 2-1.

Top Performances

• Vasquez netted his first goal of his Molloy career.
• Maurice tallied his first goal of the season.
• In goal, Hunt made one save. 

Up Next
Molloy will conclude the regular season Saturday, November 2 as they travel to take on Queens College in Flushing in a game with ECC Championships seeding implications on the line. Kick-off is set for 2:00 p.m.