McKenna goal not enough in Stony Brook loss

October 12, 2013

Durham, N.H. - Junior Keith McKenna (Great River, N.Y.) scored a goal for the second consecutive match, but it did not prove enough for the Stony Brook men's soccer team, who had more opportunities to score, but allowed a 71st minute tie-breaking goal to New Hampshire, leading to a 2-1 loss Saturday night at Bremner Field.

The loss is Stony Brook's first during America East play, dropping the #Seawolves to 1-1-0 and 5-6-0 overall. The Wildcats improved to 2-0-0 in the league and 8-3-0 overall.

Goal Recaps

In the 27th minute, a shot by UNH's Erik Martel was blocked, and Uche Ugochukwu got the blocked ball and bounced it into the net for a goal.
In the 51st minute, McKenna leveled the match when he dropped a shot from 25 yards away, and the ball slammed into the crossbar, came straight down and crossed into the net for the goal.
In the 71st minute, UNH's Jesus Tudela crossed the ball into the box, and Steven Palumbo was there to head the ball into the lower left corner of the net.

The Numbers Game

Stony Brook outshot New Hampshire 19-14 overall and 8-6 in shots on goal.
Sophomore Martin Giordano (Weston, Fla.) assisted on McKenna's goal and led the team with three shots on goal.
Senior Will Casey (Setauket, N.Y.) had five shots, two on goal.
McKenna's goal was the second of his career and second this week.
The #Seawolves had six corner shots to UNH's three.

News & Notes

Stony Brook's unbeaten streak over New Hampshire came to an end at five matches (2-0-3). Previously, UNH had last beaten the #Seawolves in 2007.
Stony Brook fell to 2-5-1 all-time in Durham.
The all-time series now favors the Wildcats at 5-4-5.

Up Next

The #Seawolves return home to host SUNY rival Binghamton Wednesday night at LaValle Stadium at 7 p.m. The game will air on the radio at WUSB 90.1 FM.