WATERBURY, Conn. -- Less than 24 hours after being postponed, Post University Men's Soccer made history when they became the first athletic program at the university to host a nationally-ranked number one team and defending champion for a match. That team they faced was Franklin Pierce University, winners of 35 consecutive matches heading into the day and riding a streak in which they were 51-1-2 in their last 54 games.

On Monday morning, the Ravens would not be denied win number 36 in a row as they used two first half goals to propel themselves by the Eagles by a final score of 3-0. 

THE BASICS

#21 Post University 0, #1 Franklin Pierce University 3 

#21 Post University (1-1-2)
#1 Franklin Pierce University (3-0-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Out of the gate, the Ravens would come flying on the pitch in the offensive zone and a controversial foul call in the box would lead to a penalty kick for the visitors less than 2 1/2 minutes into the match. Graduate midfielder Jeronimo Ferrando Ferri would take the kick for the Ravens and beat junior goalkeeper Soren Jensen to the left side for the 1-0 lead. 

A few rushes by the Eagles down the offensive end of the field would be quelled by the Franklin Pierce defense which would be turned away by sophomore goalkeeper Diego Montoya Casillas shortly after the first goal of the game as junior defender Omar Florindo and graduate midfielder Andrea Berti both gave Post a few chances to tie up the match.

However, turnovers would prove costly for the Eagles as a defensive zone turnover would lead to an odd man rush the other way for the Ravens and sophomore midfielder Antonio Lampreia Lima would hit senior midfielder Joao Valente with a pass that helped extend Franklin Pierce's edge to two goals, heading into halftime.

In the 69th minute, it would be another Post turnover on defense that led to a right side chance for the Ravens as junior midfielder Caleb Williams hit a streaking graduate forward Alvaro Rey Mira down the sideline. Rey Mira would lift a shot over the left side of Jensen and into the lower left corner of the net to ice the game for the Ravens who took a three-goal lead and handed the Eagles their first loss of the season.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Franklin Pierce controlled the offensive end of the ball, rattling off 12 shots to Post's five while leading 6-2 in shots on goal
• An aggressive match on the pitch led to 24 total fouls with the Ravens being the aggressor on 16 of those, no cards were issued in the match
• Diego Montoya Casillas earned his second shutout of the season and moved to 3-0-0 in net
• 20 different Eagles players saw the field today with three playing all 90 minutes in Soren Jensen, graduate midfielder Nick Anagnostadis and junior defender Felipe Garcia 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University will return to the pitch at home on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 PM for their first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match against Wilmington University at LaMoy Field. The Eagles are 11-11-6 all-time against the Wildcats and won their matchup last season on the road, 3-2.