FAIRFIELD, Conn.— With a tremendous effort on the offensive and defensive end, the Sacred Heart University men's soccer team picked up its first victory of the season with a 2-0 shutout against Holy Cross on Saturday.
Top Performers
Javier Lopez Cayuela: 1 goal
Rob Taylor IV: 1 goal
Goalies
Justin Siegel (SHU): (W, 1-2, 1 save)
Jimmy Joyce (HC): (L, 0-3, 2 saves, 1 goal)
Josh Tubbs (HC): (1 save, 1 goal)
Of Note
Lucas Miquel Castrilo found
Javier Lopez Cayuela on the free kick, sending the ball into the net for the first goal in the 35
th minute.
Cayuela later passed the ball to
Rob Taylor IV on the breakaway to give Sacred Heart the 2-0 lead in the 78
th minute.
The Pioneers posted five of their 12 shots on target compared to the Crusaders who had one out of nine of them on the net.
Goalkeeper
Justin Siegel notched the third shutout of his career.
Up Next
Sacred Heart travels to Hartford on Wednesday with kickoff set at 7 p.m.