Manchester, N.H. – A penalty kick goal in the 53^rd minute from senior Sean Salgueiro was all the Molloy men's soccer team needed to top the Hawks of Saint Anselm, 1-0, Saturday afternoon at Melucci Field. The Lions improve to 1-1 on the season, while the Hawks move to 0-1. Head Coach Chris Megaloudis picks up his first career victory at the helm of the program.
 
How it Happened

• Making his first collegiate start, freshman Callum Hunt was tested in the first five minutes of the contest, collecting his first save to keep the game without a score.
• Five minutes later, Hunt would make his second shot on target and deny the opponent again to settle into the contest.
• Molloy's first chance came in the 14^th minute when Salgueiro looked for a chance to score but had his shot blocked.
• 50 seconds later, Saint Anselm looked to take the lead challenging Hunt again, but the freshman would stand strong and make another save.
• The home team would fire an additional two shots on target in the first half and both would be saved by Hunt to keep them off the scoreboard.
• The Lions final chance of the opening half would come in the 32^nd minute as sophomore Steph Maurice created space for a shot, but his attempt was saved. The contest remained scoreless heading into halftime.
• The cardinal and white generated the first chance of the second stanza, when senior Connor Gervasi found space but missed high of target three minutes in.
• Molloy broke through in in the 53^rd minute following a yellow card, Salgueiro was awarded a penalty kick.
• The senior made the most of his opportunity as he found the back of the net to give the Lions a 1-0 lead and the first goal of the 2024 campaign.
• The Hawks compiled two shots in a 32 second span in the 59^th minute, but neither shot threated the net as one was blocked and the other sailed high.
• Nine minutes later with the home team searching for the equalizer, Hunt came up big again making another save to keep the Lions in front.
• In the final 22 minutes, Hunt would be tested one last time and the freshman would not disappoint making one last save to clinch the victory for the Lions, 1-0.

Top Performances

• Salgueiro netted his first goal of the season while totaling three shots.
• Junior Matt Star, Gervasi, and Maurice added a shot each.
• In goal, Hunt made seven saves and collected his first collegiate shutout.

Up Next

• Molloy will return to John A. Darcy Field Wednesday, September 11 for its home opener against the Dominican University Chargers. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.