October 24, 2009
MSOC: #24 DOLPHINS RALLY FOR 2-1 VICTORY OVER STONEHILL IN HOME
FINALE
Syracuse, N.Y. - Senior back Davide DiPaola (Rochester,
N.Y./Greece-Athena/Niagara) headed in the game-winner for
the second consecutive game to give the Le Moyne College men's
soccer team a 2-1 win over Stonehill in Northeast-10 Conference
action on Saturday afternoon at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic
Complex.
Le Moyne, which honored DiPaola and goalkeeper Steve White
(Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) prior to the contest for their
dedication to the program, controlled play in the first half, but
went into the intermission trailing 1-0. Michael Bridges came off
the bench for the Skyhawks and scored at the 37-minute mark with a
scissor-kick at the left post off a cross along the endline by Ross
McWilliams.
Just over four minutes into the second half, the Dolphins evened
the score at one apiece. Sophomore midfielder Jesse Carr
(Skaneateles, N.Y./Skaneateles) took a pass from junior
forward Angelo Reina (Frankfort, N.Y./Utica Notre
Dame) in the middle of the and dribbled toward the goal.
After weaving through three defenders, Carr slotted a pass to his
right to sophomore midfielder Greg Pardo (O'Fallen,
Mo./Duchesne), who recorded his first career goal with a
shot into the lower left corner of the goal at the 49:10 mark.
White kept the score tied in the 75th minute with a diving save to
his right on a shot by Victor Regis from 10 yards out. Following a
Stonehill foul with 12:04 remaining in regulation, Carr 
served the free kick from just outside the penalty box into the
goal box. DiPaola dove in front of the goalkeeper and headed the
ball into the back of the net for his fourth career goal. The
Dolphins kept the pressure on the Skyhawks, but were unable to add
an insurance goal. Reina had a shot from the left side of the
penalty box, but his shot went just wide of the far right post.
Le Moyne posted a 13-8 advantage in shots, including 8-5 in the
second half, while each team registered three corner kicks. White
finished the contest with three saves in recording his 47th career
victory. Brandon McFarlane turned away five shots for the
Skyhawks.
Le Moyne (13-2-2, NE-10 9-2-2), which went undefeated at home for
the second consecutive season and has gone 16-0-3 over its last 19
home games, closes out the regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 27
against The College of Saint Rose at 4:00 p.m. on the campus of
UAlbany.
-agate-
#24 Le Moyne 2,
Stonehill 1
Stonehill (7-8-1, NE-10
3-8-1)
1
0
- 1
#24 Le Moyne (13-2-2, NE-10 9-2-1)
0
2
- 2
Stonehill (7-8-1, NE-10 3-8-1): SCORING: Michael Bridges 1-0, Ross
McWilliams 0-1. GOALKEEPING: Brandon McFarlane (L, 90:00, 2 GA, 5
saves).
#24 Le Moyne (13-2-2, NE-10 9-2-1): SCORING: Greg Pardo 1-0, Davide
DiPaola 1-0, Jesse Carr 0-2. GOALKEEPING: Steve White (W, 90:00, 1
GA, 3 saves).
