MEN'S SOCCER THUMPS PRIVATEERS, 3-1
OCTOBER 23, 2008
Boxscore
THROGS NECK, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old
Westbury men's soccer team outplayed Skyline Conference opponent,
SUNY Maritime on Thursday evening with a 3-1 victory on the road,
improving to 5-7 on the season and 3-3 in league play. SUNY
Maritime moves to 6-8-2 overall and 1-4-1 in conference action.
Sophomore Justin Leakey (Brooklyn, N.Y.) put Old Westbury on the
board with an unassisted strike in the 23rd minute that
went past the outstretched arms of SUNY Maritime goalkeeper Harris
Papson for the score. Freshman Timothy Munzing (Oceanside,
N.Y.) doubled the lead with what proved to be the game-winner in
the 30th minute when he gained control of a pass by
classmate Steven Paez (Glen Cove, N.Y.) to put another one past
Papson for his second goal of the year. Mayer Nelson
responded for SUNY Maritime with a goal after he received a pass
from John Blunden, which cut the deficit to one goal, down 2-1 at
the 62:38 mark. Just under five minutes later, Leakey tacked
on his second goal of the night by chipping the ball over the
goalkeeper's head for his team-high seventh goal of the year at the
67.35 mark.
Old Westbury defended well for the rest of the match to come
away with the 3-1 victory. The Panthers were outshot 20-17, while
SUNY Maritime finished with a 7-6 advantage in corner kicks.
Sophomore Darian Bryan (Elmont, N.Y.) tallied eight saves to notch
his fifth victory of the season while Harris Papson made eight
stops for the Privateers.
The Green and Ivory will return to action on Saturday, October
25th to welcome conference rival, Farmingdale State to
Panther Park. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. Please
visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more
information on men's soccer or any of the other Panther athletic
teams.
