SPARKILL, N.Y. — D'Youville (8-6-5) lost to St. Thomas Aquinas (11-4-4) 2-1 on Sunday at Spartan Field in the East Coast Conference Championship Game. D'Youville scored in the first half before STAC answered with two second-half goals.

D'Youville had to defend through several extended STAC stretches before breaking through, first getting through a first-half sequence that included three shots and two corner kicks without conceding. Shawn Richardson (Gothenburg, Sweden / Rossall) later put D'Youville in front with the match's first goal, giving the visitors the opening advantage. The Spartans created another second-half stretch with four shots and a corner while D'Youville was ahead, but D'Youville again kept that sequence from turning into a goal.

After D'Youville began chasing a 2-1 score late, D'Youville generated three shots and a corner over a seven-minute span but could not add another goal. The Spartans finished with a 19-7 advantage in shots and put eight attempts on frame, while D'Youville placed four of its seven shots on goal. Matthew Solorio (Kansas City, MO / Oak Park) made six saves for D'Youville, and Richardson finished with two shots while accounting for D'Youville's goal.

Richardson converted a penalty kick in the 41st minute to put D'Youville in front 1-0 in the first half. Earlier, Solorio made three saves as D'Youville held off STAC pressure, and the Saints carried the 1-0 lead into halftime.

STAC tied the match at 1-1 on a  goal at 73:53 and went ahead 2-1 on another goal at 80:46. D'Youville pushed late with four shots and a corner over the final stretch, including saved attempts by Ewan Brodie (Jersey, United Kingdom / Hautlieu) and Konrad Homberg (Neuss, Germany / Alexander von Humboldt), but could not find the equalizer. The 2-1 score held to the final whistle.

Richardson scored D'Youville's goal and finished with two shots, including one on goal. Solorio played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded six saves. Brodie added two shots and put both on goal.