NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After falling at cross-river rival Vassar College, 1-0, on Saturday, the State University of New York at New Paltz men's soccer team heads to Union (N.Y.) College on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.
RECORDS: The Hawks had a two-match winning streak snapped on Saturday and fell to .500 at 3-3...Union is 3-3-1 after beating SUNY Canton 6-0.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (3-3): New Paltz fell at Vassar on Saturday, 1-0... Junior forward
Jason Gonzalez led the team with five shots... Senior midfielder
Alec Johnson had three shots... New Paltz is seeking its first win over Union since 2010... Gonzalez ranks third in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) in points (8) and points per game (1.33)... Gonzalez also ranks in the top-10 in the SUNYAC in shots (21), shots per game (3.5), goals (3) and goals per game (.50).
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Gonzalez leads the team in points (8), shots (21) and shots on goal (13)... Freshman forward
Gino Scardino is tied for the team lead with three goals... Sophomore forward/midfielder
Sam Wasser has scored two markers... Ten players have recorded a point... Senior back
Stephen Browne has recorded 13 shots, the second most on the squad... Senior goalkeeper
Andres Montoya is 2-1 with a goals-against average (GAA) of 1.00, a .500 save percentage, three saves and one shutout... Senior goalkeeper
Steven Domino is 1-2 with a 1.00 GAA, a .700 save percentage and seven saves.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks have outscored teams, 11-6, holding a 113-46 shots edge... New Paltz has a 49-18 corner-kick margin... The Hawks hold a 56-17 shots-on-goal advantage... New Paltz has outscored opponents 6-2 in the first half.
SCOUTING THE DUTCHMEN (3-3-1): Union snapped a four-match winless streak with a 6-0 blanking of SUNY Canton on Saturday... Senior midfielder/defender Kevin Janson notched two goals, and sophomore midfielder Andrew Fontaine finished with three points... Union began the year 2-0 with wins over Hilbert College and SUNY Oswego... The Dutchmen fell at The College at Brockport in double overtime... Senior goalkeeper Ryan Carter was named to the Liberty League Honor Roll after not allowing a goal in more than 186 minutes... Union was predicted to finish third in the 2014 Liberty League Preseason Poll.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Nine players have at least one point for Union... Five members have two goals... Junior forward Nicholas Hall-Risko, Fontaine and freshman forward Ethan Strauss lead the attack with five points apiece... Junior forward Carl Faber has a team-high 22 shots... Faber is ranked third in the Liberty League in shots (22) and shots per game (3.14)... Six players have fired off at least 12 shots... Carter is 3-3-1 with a GAA of 0.97, a .731 save percentage and two clean sheets.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Dutchmen have outscored teams, 14-7, and have outshot opponents, 130- 69... Union holds a 45-26 shots-on-goal edge... The Dutchmen hold a 53-28 corner kick margin... Union has outscored foes, 9-3, in the second half.
LAST MEETING:
New Paltz dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker to Union when the two teams last met on Sept. 24, 2013. WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks begin SUNYAC play on Friday, hosting SUNY Cortland at 4 p.m. on Alumni Field... Union plays at Liberty League opponent Bard College on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m.
