(Purchase, NY) – Over the years, the Centenary-Mount Saint Vincent Men's Soccer rivalry has brought with it some of the most exciting games each season in the Skyline Conference. Two years ago, the Mount downed Centenary in double overtime, scoring the game-winner with one second left in the second extra session. As the teams lined up for their final regular season conference game in history as Centenary will depart the Skyline Conference after the 2006 season, hopes were for yet another Dolphin-Cyclone classic. Unfortunately for the Mount, an early Centenary goal and then a three-goal in seven-minute rally late in the first half dashed all hopes for another thriller and for the Dolphins' first Skyline win of 2006. Centenary cruised to a 5-0 win that put the Cyclones in line for their first ever Skyline Conference playoff bid, and dropped the Mount to 3-9-1 and 0-6 in Conference play.
Mount Saint Vincent has lost three straight games overall and are winless during their last five games (0-4-1) as they have been outscored 26-2 during that stretch.
The Cyclones (10-6, 5-1 Skyline Conference) wasted little time pulling ahead as they scored in the second minute when Chris Hill buried a Nelson Becerra crossing pass for a 1-0 lead. Despite the early tally, the teams played fairly even soccer for much of the first half. That was until the 30th minute when Centenary scored three times during a seven-minute span to blow the game wide open. Hill scored twice during the first half, as did Chris Guadagno, and the Cyclones led 4-0 at the break. From there, Centenary cruised to victory, scoring in the 65th minute to make it 5-0, and holding the Mount to seven shots, only two of which reached the goal. Centenary, on the other hand, took 26 shots.
Mount Saint Vincent sophomore goalie William Raftery (Bronx, NY/Salesian) made 11 saves during a solid effort despite allowing five goals.
Mount Saint Vincent returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 21 when they travel to Skyline Conference foe Old Westbury at 1:00 p.m. as the Dolphins look to score their first Skyline Conference win of 2006.
