Adelphi University Athletics

Garden City, N.Y -  The Adelphi university men's soccer program fell to St. Thomas Aquinas, 3-1 in non-conference action on Tuesday evening, wrapping up the regular season on Motamed Field. 

Series History:

• Tuesday's contest marked the first ever meeting between the two programs. 

Highlights:

• Andre Josaphat scored his first career goal on a penalty kick in the 79th minute.
• Harry Thompson set a career high 6 saves in the match.
• Cristian Escobar and Matthew Murphy each recorded a team-high two shots.
• Stefano Linardos was also responsible for a shot on goal.

How it Happened: 

• The Spartans had the best of the chances in the early going, but the attempt was kept off the board as Thompson made his first save.
• In the 15th minute, STAC saw a goal from Guilherme Alegria to give the visitors an early 1-0 lead.
• Thompson made three more saves before the end of the first half, keeping the deficit at one through 45 minutes of action. 
• The visiting team continued to press early in the second half, earning back to back corners and forcing the Adelphi keeper to make his fifth save in the 47th minute.
• With momentum in their favor the Spartans doubled their lead just four minutes later, making it 2-0. 
• The Panthers earned a penalty kick in the 80th minute following a foul inside the box. Josaphat scored his first career tally to cut the STAC lead to one.
• Three minutes later the Spartans scored on a free kick, restoring the opponents' lead to two.
• In the 85th minute, Adelphi had back-to-back shots on goal but couldn't find a way to break through to erase the deficit, resulting in a loss for the home team's regular season finale. 

Up Next: 

• The Adelphi men's soccer team will look ahead to the Northeast 10 Conference tournament, slated to begin on Saturday, Oct. 31 when they take on the second-seeded Yellow Jackets of  American International College. The opening round will be played in Springfield, Mass. at Ronald Abdow Field.