men's soccer starters line
Jim Stankiewicz
1
Merrimack MER (1-5-1)
2
Winner Siena SIE (3-3)
Merrimack MER
(1-5-1)
1
Final
2
Siena SIE
(3-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Merrimack MER 1 0 1
Siena SIE 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Stymied by Siena

Links: Box Score

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Despite an early goal, the Merrimack men's soccer team was edged out by the Siena Saints on the road on Saturday.  

The Basics
Score: Merrimack Warriors 1, Siena Saints 2
Records: Merrimack (1-5-1, 0-0-0 NEC) | Siena (3-3-0, 0-0-0 MAAC)
Location: Hickey Field | Loudonville, N.Y.

The Summary
  • Merrimack challenged early, with 10 shots and five shots on goal in the first 45. Late in the first, Nehemie Lamtoukou scored to give the Warriors a lead. He worked pressuring a defensive clear attempt from 25 yards out, settling the ball ahead of him, Lamtoukou went on one-on-one against the keeper finishing with an inside lower left finish from eight yards out for the lead.
  • Siena retaliated just two minutes later, closing in along the right-hand side to finish with a shot cutting in to the middle to end the first half tied.
  • The Saints took a home field lead midway through the second half. From a corner kick, Siena finished with a header that edged in along the left inside post.
Stats & Figures
  • Alvaro Rodriguez made the start once again for the Warriors, facing ten shot attempts and making seven saves in the contest.
  • The 15 shots on goal and 10 shots on target both stand as the second-highest total for the Warriors this season.
 
Up Next
Merrimack will return home to play Harvard on Tuesday, Septmeber 21 at Martone-Mejail Field with match time set for 7 p.m.

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