SANTIBANEZ PROPELES MEN'S SOCCER PAST MOUNT SAINT
VINCENT, 5-1
OCTOBER 29, 2008
Boxscore
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old
Westbury men's soccer team poured on five first half goals to top
Skyline Conference opponent, Mount Saint Vincent, 5-1 on Wednesday
evening at Panther Park. Old Westbury now sits at 7-7 on the
season and 5-3 in conference action while Mount Saint Vincent
College falls to 2-15 on the year and 2-6 in league play.
Junior Fabian Santibanez (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) netted a hat-trick
in the first-half to seal the deal for the Panthers.
Santibanez put Old Westbury on the board in the seventh minute,
when he finished a pass from junior Edwin Mejia (Uniondale, N.Y.)
for his sixth goal of the season. Just over four minutes
later sophomore Justin Leakey (Baldwin, N.Y.) doubled the Old
Westbury lead to score his ninth goal of the season.
Santibanez added his second goal of the game when freshman Timothy Munzing (Oceanside, N.Y.) found him for his seventh goal of the
season at the 17:13 mark, to put the Panthers up, 3-0.
Santibanez registered a hat-trick when senior John Senatore (Ridge,
N.Y.) slotted a pass to him on a breakaway and finished for his
eighth score of the season. The Panthers were able to tack on
another goal before halftime when Justin Leakey gained possession
of a pass from Mejia to breakaway for the score. For the
sophomore Leakey, it was his team-leading, tenth goal of the
season.
Mount Saint Vincent battled back and scored at the 65:24 mark on
a goal by J.R. Downey assisted by Joe Machado, but Old Westbury
responded with stellar play on the defensive end to take the
momentum away from the Dolphins. Although Mount Saint Vincent
scored the final goal, Old Westbury secured the 5-1 victory.
In goal for Old Westbury, sophomore Darian Bryan (Elmont, N.Y.)
earned the starting nod and registered two saves. William Raftery
was in goal for Mount Saint Vincent and recorded seven saves.
Old Westbury out-shot Mount Saint Vincent, 21-8, and held an 8-5
advantage in corner kicks.
Senior's Ragi Burton (Antigua, West Indies), Tom Cully (Valley
Stream, N.Y.), Alishan Halajian (Doha, Qatar), Jorge Roman
(Yonkers, N.Y.) and John Senatore were honored during the annual
Senior Game presentation prior to kickoff. The Green and Ivory will
return to action for their final regular season game on Saturday,
November 1st on the road at Skyline Conference opponent,
Polytechnic Institute of NYU. 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.
