WATERBURY, Conn. – The Post University men's soccer team played to a 0-0 draw with Wilmington at LaMoy Field in a key Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match on Wednesday afternoon. Senior goalkeeper
Jon Hanlon (Centereach, N.Y.) recorded the 13
th shutout of his career to move into third place among the Eagles' all-time leaders.
"I feel like we were the better side today. The guys created great chances all day but were just unable to find the back of the net. We have the top defense in the conference and had another very strong showing today," said head coach
Ted Haley.
Shots were even at 10 apiece, but the Eagles held possession for most of the game. Sophomore
Andre Riello (Sao Paulo, Brazil) had two early chances including a shot that hit the far post in the 19
th minute.
Early in the second half senior
Patrick DeAngelo (Danbury, Conn.) headed a shot off a corner kick just over the crossbar. The best opportunity for Post in regulation came in the 72
nd minute. Senior
Abdallah Bah (St. Paul, Minn.) curled a free kick around the wall from just outside the box but it was turned away by Wildcats' goalkeeper Vinny Tasca. Hanlon made a save in 88
th minute to help send the game into overtime.
In the second extra period, junior
Kenu Walker (Kingston, Jamaica) launched a shot from close inside the box that was saved as the game ended in a draw.
Post is now 5-5-2 overall and 4-1-2 in CACC play while regionally-ranked Wilmington moves to 9-2-1 overall and 5-1-1 in the conference.
Hanlon made three saves on the day. He moves past current assistant coach
Andre Lindsay ('13) who finished his career with 12 clean sheets. Hanlon will tie with Mariusz Frankowski ('00) for second all-time with just one shutout.
Next up for the Eagles is a showdown on the road at Philadelphia on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.