Riverdale, N.Y. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Men's Soccer team was dealt its first loss of the season on Saturday evening after falling to visiting Sage in a hard fought 1-0 decision. Freshman goalkeeper David Melchor (Los Angeles, Calif.) finished the night with seven saves for the Mount.
 
The two teams battled through a scoreless first half with Sage holding a slim 8-6 edge in shots after 45 minutes. The Gators hit a post in the opening stanza and had a goal waived off on offside. Both goalkeepers were sharp in the opening frame, with Melchor stopping four shots and Tim Madden from Sage making three saves.
 
The Dolphins came out of halftime and outshot the Gators 4-1 in the first 10 minutes, but could not solve Madden. He made a save from inside the box on Victor Ramirez (Los Angeles, Calif.) to keep the game scoreless at the 51:44 mark of the contest.
 
Sage would convert the only goal of the game just under seven minutes later after a penalty kick was awarded. Gustavo Trinidad buried his fifth goal of the season at 58:36 for the only marker of the contest.
 
Ramirez led the Dolphins in shots on the night with four overall and two on goal, while Kevin Jardines (South Gate, Calif.) finished with three attempts for the Dolphins.
 
The game was tightly contested throughout, with Sage holding a slim 15-13 advantage in shots overall and an 8-6 edge in shots on goal. Corner kicks went 3-2 in favor of the Mount and fouls on the night were whistled 17-14 against the visitors. Sage finished with 10 different players with a shot.
 
Melchor rounded out the night with seven stops for the Dolphins, just one shy of his season-high of eight in the season opener. Madden earned the win for Sage after stopping six shots.
 
The loss on Saturday is the first for the Mount this season and snaps a nine game winning streak. The blemish drops the Dolphins to 9-1 overall and to 0-1 in Skyline Conference play. Next up for the Mount is a home date with Mount Saint Mary on October 1. Kick-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at Purchase College. 

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