Aversano
2
Winner Stevens STEVENS (4-1)
1
Springfield College SPR (3-2)
Winner
Stevens STEVENS
(4-1)
2
Final
1
Springfield College SPR
(3-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stevens STEVENS 1 1 2
Springfield College SPR 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Charles O'Brien

Aversano’s insurance goal lifts No. 15 Men’s Soccer over Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 9, 2018)  – Senior Daniel Aversano scored a valuable insurance goal in the 69th minute as No. 15 Stevens Institute of Technology men's soccer built a two-goal lead and then hung on to defeat Springfield College 2-1 Sunday in a non-conference fixture at Brock-Affleck Field.

The reigning Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week collected a loose ball on the right side of the box and struck a hard ball past Stewart Frank for his fourth goal of the season. Aversano recorded five goals last season and set a career high with seven in 2016.

Stephen Johnson also scored for the Ducks, who won their second straight to improve to 4-1, matching the team's record through five games in 2017. The victory evened the all-time series at one win apiece after Springfield claimed the inaugural meeting between the programs in Hoboken last season.

Junior Mitko Bozinov made a pair of saves in to earn the victory in his season debut. Stewart Frank allowed one goal over 59:07 to suffer the loss. The Pride fell to 3-2 on the year and have alternated wins and losses over its last three contests.

Mateusz Dziemian had the lone Springfield marker on the evening. The Pride recorded the last two shots of the match in an attempt to tie the score, but a tightening Stevens defense forced both shots away from the net.

Pivotal Point
  • Johnson opened the day's scoring in the 43rd minute. 
  • The Oceanport, New Jersey native collected an Adam Silva pass and sent a shot towards the net that ricocheted off a Springfield defender and into the left side of the net for his second goal of the year.

Inside the Numbers
  • Both sides fired 11 shots in the match with three registering on net.
  • An evenly-matched contest, both sides also earned five corner kicks.
  • Aversano led all players with three shots.
  • The contest marked Springfield's home opener.
  • Freshman Adam Silva assisted on Johnson's goal. The Wayne, New Jersey native has recorded a point in each of the four matches in which he's appeared.

From the Sidelines
  • "We had to work hard for our win today."
  • "Springfield made life very difficult for us during this game. We battled hard and it was not our best soccer display this season. I was very proud of the effort."
  • "We look forward to hosting Haverford on Wednesday."

Up Next
  • The Ducks welcome Haverford College to the DeBaun Athletic Complex for a Wednesday evening fixture.
  • The Fords topped the Ducks 1-0 in Pennsylvania last season. Haverford was ranked eighth in the country at the time of the match.
  • Stevens is 8-26-3 in the all-time series.
  • Live stats and video links are available at StevensDucks.com

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