Men's Soccer Holds Firm on Road, Earns Draw against Quinnipiac

September 14, 2024

Box Score HAMDEN, Conn. – The La Salle men's soccer team fought hard against Quinnipiac, with its defense standing firm in a scoreless draw. With the draw, the team earns its fifth point of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Tobi Osoba had a great chance in the second minute when a shot from just outside the box was pushed off by the Quinnipiac goalie for a corner.
In goal for the Explorers for the fifth game this season, Tino Kneis made a pair of saves in the first half, including a stop in the eighth minute.
Andrew Rosenbaum connected his head with a corner kick in the 32^nd minute, but his header was saved by the Quinnipiac keeper.
Quinnipiac had a curling shot that hit the crossbar and out in the 43^rd minute, and the teams entered the half scoreless.
Dylan Kwasnik sent in a cross in the 51^st minute that curled towards goal, which was saved by Quinnipiac's goalie.
The Explorers kept firing out shots, including one by Michael Chiha from just outside the box that went a little right of the goal in the 57^th minute.
In the 82^ndminute, the Explorers went down to 10 men as Nevin Baer picked up a red card.
La Salle would keep fighting offensively even at a man disadvantage, with a long-range blast shot by Alexandru Zama pushed out for a corner kick in the 84^th minute.
Down a man for the final eight minutes, Kneis made two late saves, including a diving stop to his left in the 86^th minute to keep it 0-0.

GAME NOTES

After being outshot eight to two in the first half, La Salle had eight total shots in the second half compared to Quinnipiac's five.
Eight different La Salle players recorded a shot in the game.
Tino Kneis made two saves in each half to earn his third clean sheet of the season.
After a first half that only produced one yellow card, the second half featured three yellows and a straight red.

UP NEXT

The Explorers team heads home to start a three-game homestand at McCarthy Stadium with a game against Rider on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

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