Box Score
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Senior
Andre Lindsay (Clarendon, Jamaica) recorded his seventh shutout of the season as the No. 9 Post University men's soccer team defeated Georgian Court 2-0 on Saturday afternoon in the first-ever meeting between the two. The Eagles are unbeaten in 10 straight games and improve to 11-1-1 overall and 9-1-0 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play.
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Post put the pressure on early with two shots on goal in the first ten minutes of the game. Both were saved by Lions' goalkeeper Rylan Gentil.
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Georgian Court committed a foul in penalty area in the 12
th minute to give the Eagles a penalty kick. Gentil guessed right on senior
Joe Baccielo's (Stratford, Conn.) shot and made the stop. Sophomore
Raphael Moura (Danbury, Conn.) secured the rebound and made a pass to junior
Terrell Whitting (Naugatuck, Conn.) for a goal to put Post ahead 1-0.
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The Eagles continued to get chances in the first half and held an 8-2 advantage in shots during the period.
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Sophomore
Francisco Sastre (Sao Paolo, Brazil) extended Post's advantage in the 81
st minute with a long shot from outside the 18-yard box off a pass from junior
Jose Monterroza (Los Angeles, Calif.). Sastre has scored seven goals in the last nine games.
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Lindsay made three saves on the afternoon. Post held a 13-5 advantage in shots and an 8-5 margin in corner kicks.
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"This well-earned victory on the road was a great way to end the week. We are looking forward to the opportunity to play the number one team in the country on Wednesday," said head coach
Ted Haley.
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Post sits alone in first place in the CACC with 27 points, five points ahead of Philadelphia. The Eagles need either a win or tie in any of their final two conference games to clinch their third straight CACC Regular Season Championship.
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The Eagles welcome No. 1 LIU-Post to LaMoy Field on Wednesday, Oct. 23 in a battle of top-10 teams. Game time is set for 3 p.m.