Stevens’ Men’s Soccer is officially on a three-win streak following their 3-0 victory over TCNJ last Saturday, September 16. The weekend before, the team secured victories over both Endicott College and Babson College.
The Ducks’ match against Endicott College was postponed from Friday, September 8, to the following day, Saturday, September 9, where the team clinched their first win of the season. This game saw the Ducks with 17 shots, five being on target. In the end, graduate student Bruno Andino and junior Adam Berrocal were the ones to score the winning goals for the team, with an assist from junior Luca Campbell and Andino respectively. This was Andino’s second goal of the season and Berrocal’s first. These two goals tripled their goal total for the season and at this point, were the most scored by the team in a game thus far into their season. Thanks to goalie graduate student Justin Cross who made two saves during the game, the team saw a final score of 2-1, marking the beginning of their win streak in 2023.
The team took their second win in two days on that Sunday, September 10, against Babson College, producing their first shutout of the season with a final score of 1-0. Campbell scored in the first half, his first goal of the season, and the Ducks were able to maintain their lead throughout the game. The team totaled 11 shots, six on goal, primarily composed of Campbell, Berrocal, junior Emerico Vespucci, and sophomore Ben Goldberg. Cross again made two saves earning his 12th career shutout and second victory of the year.
The next week, on Saturday, September 16, Stevens met TCNJ. Prior to this game, the Ducks had won five of the last six games against TCNJ and this meeting saw the third victory in a row, finishing with a 3-0 shutout. In the first half, sophomore Brian Babovic, assisted by graduate student Jameson Railey, and junior Tomas Martini scored, both earning the first goals of their careers at Stevens. Campbell scored the third and final goal in the second half. Throughout the game, the team made 23 shots and had 11 shots on goal, and while TCNJ put up a fierce fight, Cross made two saves for the third game in a row and earned his 13th career shutout.
On Tuesday, September 19, the SGA sponsored the teams’ game against NYU at 7 p.m., including refreshments and t-shirt giveaways.
