Worcester, Mass. - A pair of late second half goals by Assumption University, sent the St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Soccer team to its first defeat of the 2023 season, 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Marois Field.
STAC slips to 3-1-2 on the season, while Assumption improves to 2-4-0.
Uhunoma Fredrick-Ilekhuoba tallied the lone goal in the match for the Spartans, his third of the season. Daniel Paulsson and William Rakkenes picked up the game-tying and game-winning goals respectively for the Greyhounds.
In the net, Assumption's Sebastian Podgomy (W, 1-0) stopped 9 of 10 shots faced to outduel STAC's both Calle Olle Petter Gunnarsson and Tabor McDaniels (L, 0-1) who combined to make four saves.
How it Happened
- 26th Minute - A boot, combined with a header moved the ball through midfield and onto the foot of Kevon Evans, who danced around a defender and slid a pass over to Uhunoma Fredrick-Ilekhuoba who put a shot past Greyhounds keeper Sebastian Podgomy to the back left corner of the net to make it 1-0 Spartans.
- 73rd Minute - A long shot from midfield was picked up by Daniel Paulsson who beat two defenders and put a well-placed shot to the right post, beating Spartans keeper Tabor McDaniels to tie the game at 1-1.
- 83rd Minute - On a STAC turnover, Assumption raced up the field with Daniel Paulsson leading the charge. Paulsson would find teammate William Rakkenes who would beat his defender and send a soft touch pass past Tabor McDaniels to give the hosts the 2-1 advantage.
Inside the Box Score
- St. Thomas Aquinas outshot Assumption 17-10 and earned an slim 3-2 advantage in corner kicks over the Greyhounds.
- Nicholas Sadorf registered a game-high five shots in the match, with four going on frame.
- Calle Olle Petter Gunnarsson got the start for the Spartans and stopped all four shots faced, before having to leave the game due to a lower body injury. Tabor McDaniels played the final 31:33 of the contest.
- 36 total fouls were called between the teams, with six yellow cards and a red card being issued by the officiating crew.
Up Next
STAC hosts the University of the District of Columbia in ECC action on Wednesday, September 27 at Spartan Field, with kickoff set for 3:00 p.m.