PHILADELPHIA, PA – The D'Youville University men's soccer team fell to Chestnut Hill College on Wednesday by a score of 3-0.
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The Saints outshot the Griffins 22-17 with sophomore
Ethan Robinson (Toronto, Ontario) leading DYU with five shots on goal. Freshman goalkeeper
Matthew Solorio (Kansas City, Mo.) tallied six saves on nine shots faced.
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Senior
Sean Burke (Coventry, England) came excruciatingly close to getting the Saints on the board in the 12
th minute, as his shot glanced off the woodwork. Burke saw another scoring chance in the 15
th minute, as he got a shot on goal, but it was saved by the Griffins' goalkeeper.
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Robinson got a pair of shots on goal in the 24
th and 25
th minute, but both were steered away by Chestnut Hill.
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DYU continued to apply pressure on the Griffins' defense, as sophomore
Finn Savage (Wrexham, Wales) put a shot on goal in the 33
rd minute and freshman
Shawn Richardson (Thailand, Sweden) put a shot on goal in the 36
th minute, but both were saved, and the game went to halftime scoreless.
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The game remained scoreless until the 55
th minute, when Chestnut Hill capitalized on a scoring chance to go in front 1-0.
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Robinson continued to get good looks at goal, as he fired off a couple shots in the 58
th minute, but he couldn't convert either one.
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The Griffins extended their lead to 2-0 in the 61
st minute and added the final blow in the 78
th minute to go up 3-0.
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Freshman
Omar Daoudi (South Burlington, Vt.) and graduate student
Alex Khademi (Stockholm, Sweden) got looks at goal in the 80
th minute, but neither could score.
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The Saints fall to 2-7-2 with the loss and will return home for their Senior Day game on Saturday against ECC opponent Molloy University at 12:00 p.m.