TWO SECOND-HALF GOALS SENDS OLD WESTBURY TO SKYLINE CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL MATCH

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Old Westbury vs. Bard Boxscore

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OLD WESTBURY, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) - The No. 3-seeded SUNY College at Old Westbury men' soccer team (11-8-1) scored two second-half goals to put away the sixth-seeded Bard Raptors (7-9-2) by a final score of 3-1 in a Skyline Conference Championship quarterfinal match on Wednesday afternoon at Panther Park in Old Westbury, New York.

With the win, the Panthers advance to the semifinal round of the Skyline Conference Championship.  Old Westbury will face the No. 2 seed in the tournament, the Farmingdale State Rams, on Friday, November 6 at 2 p.m. in Farmingdale. 

Old Westbury lit up the scoreboard first as senior Fabian Santibanez (Oyster Bay, NY) settled a pass from classmate Edwin Mejia (Uniondale, NY) at the 39 minute mark to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.  Old Westbury went into halftime with an 11-4 advantage in the shooting department.  Bard came out from the break and broke their scoring drought when in the 60^th minute when sophomore Casey Asprooth-Jackson (Rochester, NY) sent a pass to classmate Jacob Hartug (San Francisco, CA) to knot the game a 1-1.  Sophomore

A little over four minutes later, sophomore German Parodis (Mar del Plata, Argentina) scored the eventual game-winner at the 63:03 mark.  Freshman Brian Hanley (East Islip, NY) was credited with an assist of the goal.  

In the 83^rd minute, the Panthers added to their lead after freshman Joseph Zorbo (Baldwin, NY) took a pass from junior Andrew Holder (Bellport, NY) and knocked the ball past Bard sophomore keeper Deven Connelly (High Falls, NY) to give Old Westbury a 3-1 advantage to close out the scoring for the game. 

While the offense clicked in the victory with a trio of goals, Old Westbury's defense also excelled in the match, holding its opponent scoreless in the second half.  Junior goalkeeper Darian Bryan (Elmont, NY) earned the victory and was forced to make one save in 90 minutes of action.  Deven Connelly took the loss, making four saves and allowing three goals in a losing effort for Bard. 

FARMINGDALE STATE NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury will take on the Farmingdale State Rams in a Skyline Conference semifinal battle on Friday, November 6^th in Farmingdale for a rematch of the 2008 semifinal.  Kick-off is slated for 2 p.m.  Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on men's soccer or any of the other Panther athletic teams.