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Sacred Heart University Pioneers

Men's Soccer

Second Half Rally Vaults Saint Francis U Past Pioneers

Box Score

LORETTO, Pa. – The Sacred Heart men's soccer team drew level with the Saint Francis U Red Flash just before halftime at Stokes Soccerplex on Sunday, but the Red Flash scored five unanswered goals in the second half for a 6-1 win.

Saint Francis U (6-3-3, 1-0-0 NEC) opened the scoring in the 40th minute when Troye Kiernan put a cross from Conner Rezende into the lower left corner of the net. Sacred Heart (1-6-1, 0-2-0 NEC) equalized 15 seconds before halftime as Dylan Santos scored off of a Giancarlo Maurello free kick.

The Red Flash took a 2-1 lead in the 51st minute when Mario Mastrangelo jumped on a loose ball in the box and put it past Tucker Hackett. Mastrangelo scored again four minutes later, knocking in the rebound of a Kiernan shot. Kiernan made the score 4-1 in the 61st minute, his second goal of the game. Saint Francis U tacked on two more goals to make the final score 6-1.

Sacred Heart is back in action next Sunday, Oct. 18 with a 1 p.m. game at Bryant.

FIRST HALF

- The first shot on goal in the game didn't come until the 20th minute, when the Red Flash's Conner Rezende had a shot saved by Tucker Hackett leading to a corner kick.

- Murray Cockburn had a shot cleared off the goal line by the Saint Francis U defense in the 25th minute.

- Hackett made his second save of the half in the 33rd minute, denying Jack Webber's header off of a corner kick

- Andy Hall's try to give SHU the lead in the 37th minute was stopped by Andrew Garcia.

SECOND HALF 

- Hackett made four saves in the first 12 minutes of the second half, three of which came in the 57th minute.

- Nick Zorbo had the only shot of the second half for the Pioneers in the 81st minute.

 
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Players Mentioned

Murray Cockburn

#12 Murray Cockburn

Forward
6' 2"
First Year
Tucker Hackett

#1 Tucker Hackett

Goalkeeper
5' 10"
Senior
Giancarlo Maurello

#16 Giancarlo Maurello

Midfield
5' 11"
Senior
Dylan Santos

#13 Dylan Santos

Midfield
5' 8"
Sophomore
Nick Zorbo

#4 Nick Zorbo

Defense/Midfield
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Murray Cockburn

#12 Murray Cockburn

6' 2"
First Year
Forward
Tucker Hackett

#1 Tucker Hackett

5' 10"
Senior
Goalkeeper
Giancarlo Maurello

#16 Giancarlo Maurello

5' 11"
Senior
Midfield
Dylan Santos

#13 Dylan Santos

5' 8"
Sophomore
Midfield
Nick Zorbo

#4 Nick Zorbo

5' 6"
Junior
Defense/Midfield