SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - Despite two penalty-kick goals from sophomore captain
Jake Durham and a late surge, the American International College men's soccer team could not hold off national No. 24 Southern Connecticut State University in Northeast-10 Conference action on Saturday, October 14.
FAST FACTS:
Final Score: AIC 2, Southern Connecticut 3
Records: AIC moves to 4-7-1 on the year with a 3-5-1 mark in league play; Southern Connecticut moves to 8-1-3 overall and remains undefeated in NE10 play at 6-0-3.
Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field (Springfield, Massachusetts)
STATS LEADERS:
AIC:
Jake Durham (two goals)
Ioannis Iatroudis (five saves)
Southern Connecticut:
Louis Greenway-Tambini (two goals)
Noah Varonier (five saves)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- AIC took the initial lead and held a 1-0 lead at the half thanks to a penalty-kick conversion from Durham at 20:12.
- The Owls tied it up in the 56th minute off a goal from Nicolas Colodrero.
- A pair of goals - 1:16 apart - from Southern Connecticut's Louis Greenway-Tambini made the score 3-1 in the Owls' favor by the 73rd minute.
- The Yellow Jackets were awarded another penalty kick in the 84th minute and Durham converted again to bring AIC within 3-2.
- Despite a late corner-kick opportunity for the Yellow Jackets, they were unable to tie things up late.
BUZZWORTHY:
- AIC had not been awarded a penalty-kick opportunity during the 2017 season prior to Saturday. The Yellow Jackets had two opportunities during the entire 2016 season, scoring on just one of those chances.
- Additionally, AIC has not had two penalty kicks in a single game since a contest against Le Moyne on October 16, 2013.
- Saturday marked Durham's first multi-goal game of the season. He becomes the fourth AIC player this season to have a multi-goal game.
NEXT UP:
- AIC will travel north to take on Saint Michael's College in NE10 action on Wednesday, October 18. The game is set to begin at 3 p.m.
STAY CONNECTED:
- For more updates about the AIC men's soccer team, follow @AICMSOCCER on Twitter and Instagram and like AIC Men's Soccer on Facebook. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow @AICAthletics on Twitter and Instagram, and like AIC Yellow Jackets on Facebook.