Men's Soccer Stays Undefeated in AMCC Play with Win Over Franciscan

BUFFALO, NY – The Medaille College Men's Soccer team hosted the Barons of Franciscan on Sunday afternoon, looking to keep their unbeaten conference record alive in front of the home crowd. On a beautiful October afternoon the Mavericks were able to do just that, beating the Barons (4-2).

Medaille was able to put pressure on the Barons early, constantly testing Franciscan's back line. A hit post by senior Yggor Zignago (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Veiga de almeida) and a couple timely saves from the Baron keeper kept the score knotted at zero for the opening parts of the first half.

The Mavericks would break through in the (30') minute when following a Franciscan yellow, senior Michael Jackson (Bath, NY, Bath) soared above the Franciscan defense and headed in a beautiful free kick from senior Ian Brown (Akron, NY, Akron) for his first goal of the season. Jackson's goal proved the spark that was needed for Medaille to open the flood gates in the first half.

Just two minutes later in the (32') minute senior Cory Carter (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, St. Joseph Secondary) snipped a long range goal off of a beautiful play from freshman Moo Kpor Mu (Buffalo, NY, Riverside). The goal was Carter's fourth of the season, but the assist wasn't Mu's only contribution of the afternoon. In the (39') minute Mu set up fellow freshman Nick DuMond (Lockport, NY, Starpoint) with a gorgeous through ball, as DuMond buried his fourth goal of the year to give Medaille a (3-0) lead.

The Barons came out and gave the Mavericks a fight in the second half. Taking advantage of a Medaille turnover in their own end during the (58') minute to cut the lead to (3-1). However, junior Junior Geegba (Ivory Coast, Riverside) put the dagger in Franciscan's comeback during the (78') minute with his ninth goal of the season to give Medaille a (4-1) lead.

The Barons added another late goal, but Medaille came away with the (4-2) victory at home.

Junior keeper Brian Arcara (Orchard Park, NY, Orchard Park) stopped (3) shots in the win, as Medaille improves their record to (9-3-1) overall and (3-0-1) in the AMCC. They will put their unbeaten conference record to the test on Tuesday morning when they host the Lions of Penn State-Behrend at Johnny B. Wiley Field at 11:00 am.