WALTHAM, Mass. – An hour or so after being ranked 21st in the latest United Soccer Coaches National Poll, Post University Men's Soccer saw its unbeaten season come to a close with a regular-season finale defeat on the road against #11 Bentley University on Tuesday afternoon, 1-0. Junior goalkeeper
Leopold Dufaut made two saves on three shot attempts for the Eagles in goal as the overall unbeaten streak dating back to last year for Post was snapped at 17 matches.
THE BASICS
#21 Post University 0, #11 Bentley University 1
#21 Post University (7-0-7)
#11 Bentley University (10-1-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Drahos would record the only shot on goal for Bentley in the entire first half, but it would lead to the only score of the half as well for either side. In the 20th minute, a bouncing ball that came off the feet of sophomore midfielder David Rumble and senior forward Parker Higgins found Drahos near the right side of the box.
Taking a few steps towards Dufaut in the net, Drahos fired low on the ground to his left, freezing Dufaut in place and getting the shot just inside the left post to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead. Over the first 45 minutes, Post held an 8-4 edge in shots and a 2-1 lead in shots on goal with three corner kicks, but could not beat graduate goalkeeper Cam Hall.
With just about 26 minutes remaining in the match, graduate midfielder
Luis Rodrigues would nearly tie things up as senior forward
Matheus Milagres crossed a ball into the box, but it would go right into the hands of Hall, quelling the threat. Moments later, two chances would come Post's way as junior forward
Aidan Tross was denied one-on-one with Hall, as was freshman defender
Pedro Vercosa on the ensuing corner kick from graduate midfielder
Sami Charaf Amal.
The chances would keep coming for the Eagles as in the 73rd minute, senior midfielder
Lukas Glade got fed a pass behind the Falcon defense from graduate midfielder
Pablo Tenorio, but was unable to elevate it over Hall, who made the stop. That would end up being the last major chance Hall faced in net, holding Post off the scoreboard the remainder of the way, earning his team a 1-0 regular-season ending victory after making six saves in goal.
BY THE NUMBERS
- This season, Post University finishes with a 1-1-3 record against nationally ranked opponents, with today's loss to Bentley University being their only ranked loss of the year
- This was the first meeting between Post University and Bentley University since the 2019 season, with the loss snapping a 4-0-1 streak for the Eagles in the last five matches
- Despite the loss, through 15 matches to start the season, this is the best start Post University has had in program history since 2023, when they headed into the postseason with one loss at 11-1-5
- Post University's unbeaten streak has been snapped at 17 consecutive games dating back to the start of the NCAA Tournament last fall
WHO'S NEXT
Post University gears up for the CACC Tournament, which kicks off this Sunday with the CACC Quarterfinals. As the top seed in the conference tournament, the Eagles will host the eighth seed at 1:00 PM at LaMoy Field, which will be either Holy Family University or Georgian Court University, both of which Post had wins against this season.
