WATERBURY, Conn. -- Junior midfielder Lukas Glade scored a goal in each half between a penalty kick score from graduate midfielder Luis Rodrigues to help Post University Men's Soccer earn their third straight win, this time over Chestnut Hill College on Saturday afternoon at LaMoy Field, 3-0. The win moves the Eagles one step closer to earning the top seed in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament in two weeks as they now lead by two points for the top seed over Georgian Court University while ensuring they will play at LaMoy Field in the CACC Quarterfinals next Sunday.

As it stands, Caldwell University has 19 points with one conference match remaining in the fifth spot and Post sits at 23 points with one conference match remaining therefore making it impossible for the Eagles to fall out of the top four. However, Post will still have a lot riding on their midweek matchup with Bridgeport as heading into the evening they can still finishing anywhere between first and fourth. 

THE BASICS

Post University 3, Chestnut Hill College 0

Post University (9-4-3, 7-1-2 CACC)

Chestnut Hill College (3-9-5, 1-6-2 CACC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
Rodrigues nearly got Post their first goal of the match only three minutes into the contest on a cross-shot that was halted by the Chestnut Hill defense to keep the game scoreless. However, it would not be long before Glade notched his first tally of the match in the 11th minute when graduate midfielder Luca Dettoli worked the ball down the right side of the pitch to senior forward Francisco Sousa and Glade found open space from the pass he received to beat senior goalkeeper Connor McGrogan for the goal.

Glade would finish the match with five total shots, four of which were on net against McGrogan and tally his second goal in the 83rd minute unassisted which would put the Eagles ahead 3-0 which would be the eventual final score. Around that, it would be Rodrigues taking a penalty kick in the 40th minute against McGrogan after a Post player was taken down in the box by junior forward Dane Bodziak for what would be the second goal of the match. 

By the end, Post held a 27-5 advantage in shots overall with a 12-2 lead in shots on goal as well as a 9-1 edge in corner kicks. The Eagles have now shut out the Griffins in seven of their last eight meetings since 2016 and are 12-4-1 all-time against them since their first meeting in 2007. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

• With the shutout win today, Ricardo Moreno now has six shutouts in net including five in his last seven matches 
• Since their 4-0 loss against Gannon University, Post University has allowed just five goals across their last nine matches while scoring 18 goals in the same span
• Recording 27 shots in today's match and 12 shots on goal, both of those marks were season highs for Post University -- The previous high was 20 shots and 11 shots on goal against Holy Family University on September 28th 
• Post University is now 7-0-1 in their last eight matches against Chestnut Hill College since 2015 with all but one of them ending in a shutout win or tie 

 
WHO'S NEXT 
Post University will face the University of Bridgeport at home on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 PM at LaMoy Field to close out their 2024 regular season. The Eagles last faced the Purple Knights in the CACC Championship down in Bridgeport where they won 3-1 after beating them in the regular season 1-0 also on the road.