Men's Soccer Draws With UMass Lowell on Opening Day

Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. – The defending Northeast Conference Champion St. Francis Brooklyn men's soccer team and the UMass Lowell River Hawks played to a 1-1 draw Thursday afternoon at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5. The Terriers and River Hawks each moved to 0-0-1. 
How it Happened 

• UMass Lowell jumped ahead 1-0 on a goal in the 21^st minute by Reziq Banihani.
• The away team lead 1-0 at the end of the first half. 
• In the 63^rd minute, senior Harald Sollund had a chance punched away from point-blank range. 
• SFBK knotted the score, 1-1, in the 72^nd minute. Fifth Year Ivan Tapuskovic headed in a cross from senior Sokol Ymeraj. 
• The Terriers, who outshot UMass Lowell 5-2 in the second stanza, generated a chance to take the lead in the 78^th minute, sophomore Ramchwy Saint Vill rang a shot off the post. 
• The River Hawks best look to go ahead happened in the 83^rd minute as Sancho Maroto Tobias hit the cross bar. 
• In the first extra session, the teams did not record a shot. 
• Freshman Samid Akanni generated three chances for the Terriers, who outshot the River Hawks 11-7 in the match, in the second overtime. 
• Sophomore David Santiago made one save for SFBK. 

Up Next 
The Terriers travel to play La Salle Monday, August 30. The match with the Explorers is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.