Explorers Team Bounces Back in Dominant Win at Saint Joseph's

October 9, 2024

Box Score PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle men's soccer team put forth a dominant effort against Saint Joseph's, getting a 3-0 victory for its second conference win of the season. Both conference wins for the Blue and Gold have been on the road.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After a Michael Chiha shot in the ninth minute was saved by the Saint Joseph's goal, Andrew Rosenbaum scored five minutes later off a corner kick taken by Drew Blackwell.
La Salle would keep firing shots throughout the last half hour of the opening frame, but all were blocked or wide of goal.
The Explorers held strong defensively in the first half, as all of the Hawks' six shots were off frame.
To start the second half, Tobi Osoba fired a shot just wide of goal in the 53rd minute.
In the 58^th minute, La Salle would get some insurance. A cross by Yuval Nimrodi connected with Chiha's head, as he sent it back to Nevin Baer. Baer blasted the shot into the net for the team's second goal.
After 15 minutes of blocked shots from both teams, Kyrese Lynch-Bailey fired a shot on frame that was saved.
The Blue and Gold got it third in the 75^th minute with a pass across from Andoni Garrogerricaechebarria to Colin Beasley, who easily tapped it in.
Garrogerricaechebarria almost it four in the final minutes, but his attempt hit the post.

GAME NOTES

Beasley scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 75^th minute. The team is 3-1 when Beasley scores.
Seven players recorded two or more shots.
The La Salle defense put much pressure on the Hawks offense, as none of the Saint Joseph's 12 shots were on frame.

UP NEXT

The Explorer team returns home for an afternoon match on Saturday with a match against St. Bonaventure. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m., and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.

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