THE MATCHUP:
St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Lafayette
Friday, August 24, at 7 p.m.
Easton, PA
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St. Francis Brooklyn begins its Northeast Conference (NEC) title defense on Friday, August 24, at 7 p.m. on the road against Lafayette. The Terriers are set to travel to Easton, PA to take on the Leopards for the what will be the teams fifth meeting in as many years.
The Terriers are (3-0-1) in their last four games against Lafayette and have won three-straight contests against them. St. Francis Brooklyn defeated Lafayette, 2-1, in the teams previous meeting on August 29, 2017.
Matteo Caribotti led the Terriers with a pair of goals on headers. He was set up on both scores by
Ali Tounkara.
Lafayette finished the 2017 season (4-14, 3-6 Patriot) and was selected 10th in the 2018 Patriot League Preseason Poll.
2017 RECAP:
For the second year in a row and fourth out of the last five, St. Francis Brooklyn claimed the NEC Men's Soccer Championship and earned a berth into the NCAA Championship. The Terriers defeated rival LIU Brooklyn, 5-0, in the 2017 NEC Championship game and went on to face Fordham in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. St. Francis Brooklyn fell just short against Fordham, as the Rams came out on top, 3-2, in overtime.
2017 marked another memorable year for the Terriers.
Tom Giovatto and his staff were named the NEC Coaching Staff of the Year, and Giovatto himself earned the ECAC Coach of the Year honor. A total of nine student-athletes received All-NEC recognition in 2017.
Giovatto earned his 100th career victory at St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday, October 20, at home against Robert Morris. Giovatto is the third head coach in men's soccer program history to reach the 100-win plateau.
DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS:
Since Giovatto took over the helm in 2007, the Terriers have won 10 or more games in a season eight times. St. Francis Brooklyn has recorded double-digit win totals five years in a row and won 14 games last season, the most since the team won 15 games in 1998.
The 14 wins in 2017 tied for the second-most victories in a single-season in program history. The Terriers also won 14 games in 1978, 1991, 1995, and 1997.
MEET THE STAFF:
Giovatto enters his 12th year at the helm of St. Francis Brooklyn. Former St. Francis Brooklyn men's soccer standout
Andy Cormack enters his fourth season as an assistant.
Alessio Cannata and
Hector Guerrero joined Giovatto's staff before the 2018 season. Guerrero will serve as the teams' goalkeepers' coach.
UP NEXT:
The Terriers are back in action on Monday, August 27, when they travel to Long Island to take on Stony Brook at 7 p.m.
