Garden City, N.Y. - A goal in the first minute of play helped lift the top seeded Adelphi University men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory against eighth seeded Southern Connecticut State in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship Quarterfinal earlier this evening.

With just 47 seconds gone by to start tonight's opening round contest, the Brown and Gold (15-1-1) were able to jump ahead and hold onto the lead for the remaining 89 minutes. James Thristino played a ball inside the right side of the 18-yard box for Florent Girardin to finish inside the right post. The tally marked the fourth goal of the season for the midfielder.

The opening shot was one of seven for the Panthers in first half, helping to control a 7-4 margin at the break. Each team also manufactored a corner kick while Noah Varonier made two saves for the Owls (7-8-2).

Adelphi continued to control the momentum in the second half, outshooting Southern Connecticut 9-1 to finish the match with a 16-5 advantage. The Panthers nearly added an insurance goal in the 74th minute, however, Varonier turned away Federico De Oliveira's attempt near the top left corner of the goal.

In addition to the shot advantage, the Brown and Gold also produced a 4-2 corner kick margin. Thristino led the effort with five shots to go along with his assits while Lucas Greenway Tambini led the Owls with three attempts.

The Panthers move on to Friday's semifinal round to face fourth seeded Franklin Pierce after the Ravens advanced with a 2-1 overtime decision against fifth seeded Southern New Hampshire. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 pm from Motamed Field.



Notes:
- The Panthers advance to the NE-10 Championship Semifinal round for the fourth straight year.
- The Brown and Gold upended the Ravens 2-1 back on Tuesday, October 11.

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About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past seven seasons, has collected 20 regular season conference titles, 23 tournament championships, 29 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup three times (2013, 2014, and 2016), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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