BUFFALO, N.Y. – The D'Youville University men's soccer team's season came to a close on Thursday night with a 2-0 loss in the ECC Quarterfinals against Molloy University.
 
The Lions outshot the Saints nine to one, with DYU's lone shot on goal coming off the foot of freshman Omar Daoudi (South Burlington, Vt.). Saints' freshman goalkeeper Matthew Solorio (Kansas City, Mo.) recorded seven saves on the night.
 
Molloy got on the board early, beating Solorio and the defense to take a 1-0 advantage in the seventh minute.
 
The Saints didn't get a shot off until the 32^nd minute, when senior Charlie Stewart (Aberdeen, Scotland) unleashed a shot that missed high.
 
DYU had one more chance before half, as Daoudi let one rip but missed wide right and the Saints went to the locker room trailing by a goal.
 
In the 58^th minute, D'Youville saw a scoring opportunity when Daoudi got off a shot at the top of the box, but it was smothered by the Lions' goalkeeper.
 
Freshman Dylan Danch (Erie, Pa.) got a chance in the box in the 68^th minute, but his shot was blocked by a Molloy defender.
 
The Lions put the game to bed in the 80^th minute, as they got through the defense and put one past Solorio to extend their lead to 2-0.
 
Despite the loss, the future looks bright for the Saints. They finish the season 5-8-3 and had four players named to All-Conference teams, a remarkable turnaround following a winless season in 2023.