Final Stats
Yonkers, N.Y. – Senior midfielder Hugo Hernandez (West Harrison, N.Y.) tallied his first goal of the season, but it was not enough as the College of Mount Saint Vincent Men's Soccer squad fell to visiting CCNY on Saturday night by a score of 4-1. Classmate Javier Mandujano (Norwalk, Conn.) picked up the assist on the Mount's lone goal.
CCNY (1-1) scored twice on Saturday inside the first five minutes to give netminder Tayfun Kucuk all the scoring he would need. Samuel Nkama scored his first of two on the night at the 3:02 mark on the contest and then assisted on Fatai Adedoyin's marker just under two minutes later.
After the Beavers took that 2-0 lead into the half, they struck quickly again coming out the intermission when Nkama tallied for the second time just over four minutes into the second stanza. Overall on the night he finished with two goals and an assist for five points.
Hernandez would get the Dolphins on the board at the 55:38 mark of the match off a rebound on a free kick. Mandujano started the play with a blast on goal off a restart that Kucuk could not handle cleanly. Hernandez was there to finish off the rebound for his first and the team's first of the season.
The Beavers would regain the three goal advantage and close out the scoring in the 74th minute when Felipe Maidana took a crossing pass inside the box and deposited it to the far side. He was one of three different goal scorers on the night for the visitors.
Mount Saint Vincent senior Matt Calandrillo (Cold Spring, N.Y.) got the nod in goal on Saturday night for the Dolphins. In his first career game he made six saves for the Mount, including five in the second half. Kucuk picked up the win after making two saves for the Beavers.
Overall in the match, CCNY held the edge in shots 19-7 and in corner kicks 10-5. Fouls in the contest went against the Dolphins by a total of 21-20 on the night.
The loss drops Mount Saint Vincent to 0-1 on the season. The Dolphins will be back on the field again on Thursday, September 8 when they travel to cross-town rival Lehman. Kick-off with the Lightning is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
