Amherst, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Soccer team secured its second ECC Regular Season title in the last three seasons, with a 1-0 shutout victory over Daemen University on Saturday afternoon at Karrer Field in Western New York.

STAC improves to 9-2-3 overall and remains perfect in the ECC at 6-0-1. Meanwhile Daemen falls to 2-10-1 and 1-5.

The lone goal of the match came via the Spartans goals leader, Kevon Evans, who tallied his 10th of the season. In net, Calle Olle Petter Gunnarsson (9-0-3) earned his second straight clean sheet and fifth shutout of the year, having to only stop two Daemen shots over 90 minutes of action.

How it Happened

• 53rd Minute: On a turnover by Daemen, Alejandro Zuniga sent a through ball up the sideline, where Kevon Evans took possession and send a shot to the lower left corner of the net, beating Wildcats keeper Harry Firth to make it 1-0 Spartans.

Inside the Box Score

• STAC outshot Daemen 15-10, while the Wildcats earned a slim 2-1 corner kicks advantage over the Spartans.
• Kevon Evans and Alejandro Zuniga registered a game-high five shots apiece in the contest.

Race for First Place

With Saturday's victory, St. Thomas Aquinas clinches first place and the ECC Regular Season Championship over Mercy University. STAC will host a semifinal match in the upcoming East Coast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament at Spartan field, which gets underway on Saturday, November 4.

Up Next

St. Thomas Aquinas visits East Stroudsburg University on Tuesday, October 24, with kickoff between the Spartans and Warriors set for 7:00 p.m. at Gregory-Douds Field at Eiler-Martin Stadium in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.