Box Score PANTHERS BLANKED AT ST. JOSEPH'S-L.I., 4-0
OCTOBER 3, 2009
Old
Westbury at St. Joseph's-L.I. Boxscore
CENTEREACH, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) - The SUNY College at
Old Westbury men's soccer team allowed a hat trick by St.
Joseph's-L.I. freshman Craig Ceruti (Shoreham, NY) as the Golden
Eagles blanked the Panthers by a 4-0 final at Centereach Fields in
Centereach. The loss drops Old Westbury to 6-5 overall and
2-1 in Skyline Conference action while the Golden Eagles improve to
4-7 and 2-0, respectively.
St. Joseph's-L.I. came out of the gates ready to attack, putting
in a quick goal at the 5:04 mark. Craig Ceruti started the
offense for the Golden Eagles, scoring what would be the game
winner off a rebound. Freshman John Dettori (Bay Shore, NY)
closed out the scoring for the first half with a goal at 27:28 off
a feed from senior Adam Rodgers (Hauppauge, NY) to double the
advantage. Ceruti saw the scoreboard light up again for the
Golden Eagles at the 63:55 mark. Ceruti's second goal
registered a three goal advantage due in part to assists by John
Dettori and freshman William Kuhlwilm (West Islip, NY). St.
Joseph's-L.I. put its final notch on the scoreboard at 71:50 with a
third goal by Ceruti, putting the game out of Old Westbury's
reach.
St. Joseph's-L.I. went on to outshoot the Panthers by a margin
on 30-13 and held a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks. Senior
Fabian Santibanez (Oyster Bay, NY) and freshman Mathais Coni
(Oceanside, NY) led the Panthers, each firing three shots on
target.
Senior Michael Dougherty (Farmingville, NY) was forced to make
10 stops for the Golden Eagles to preserve his second shutout of
the season. For the Panthers, junior Darian Bryan (Elmont,
NY) allowed four goals and stopped 16 shots in over 75 minutes of
action before sophomore William Montenegro (Brentwood, NY)
registered two saves to close out the game.
NYU-POLY NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury
will take on the Fighting Blue Jays of NYU-Poly for a Skyline
Conference showdown on Tuesday, October 6th at Panther
Park. Kick-off is slated for 4 p.m. Please visit
www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on
men's soccer or any of the other Panther athletic teams.
