PANTHERS EDGED IN SKYLINE CONFERENCE TITLE GAME, 2-1

NOVEMBER 8,2009

Old Westbury at St. Joseph's-L.I. Boxscore

CORAM, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) – St. Joseph's-L.I.'s senior Adam Rogers (Hauppague, NY)  netted the game-winner as the SUNY College at Old Westbury men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision at St. Joseph's-L.I. on Sunday evening at Diamond in the Pines in Corman, New York for the Skyline Conference Championship game.  With the loss, Old Westbury slips to 12-9-1 on the year while St. Joseph's-L.I. improves to 13-8.

Rogers game-winner came at the 80:03 mark.  Freshman Doug Kane (Coram, NY) hit a cross to Rogers, who was sprinting towards the goal, redirected the ball past a diving junior Darian Bryan (Elmont, NY) and into the back of the net.

Senior Edwin Mejia (Uniondale, NY) put Old Westbury on the board first at 26:45.  Mejia settled a rebound off a shot from classmate Fabian Santibanez (Oyster Bay, NY) and chipped the ball past St. Joseph's-L.I. senior keeper Michael Doughtery (Farmingville, NY), giving Old Westbury a 1-0 edge into halftime.  Junior Stephan Zaech (Farmingville, NY) answered for the Eagles at the 54:18 mark, scoring off a deflection past a diving Bryan to knot the game at 1-1. 

Darian Bryan finished with five saves for Old Westbury while Michael Dougherty had six stops for the Eagles.  St. Joseph's-L.I. out-shot Old Westbury by a 13-11 count, and held a 5-4 advantage in corner kicks.

The Panthers will now sit back and await on an ECAC bid which will be announced on Monday.  Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on men's soccer or any of the other Panther athletic teams.