Farmingdale State - 3, Baruch - 1
New York, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's soccer team picked up their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Baruch on Wednesday evening. The Rams now stand at 1-1 on the year, while the Bearcats fell to 0-1.
FSC freshman defender Daniel Rivas (Westbury, N.Y.) opened the scoring with an unassisted goal in the 38th minute of action. Baruch's Cormac Foley (Hicksville, N.Y.) answered as he scored off a cross into the box by sophomore forward Jaedon Seneca (Glen Head, N.Y.) only 1:31 later. The game headed into halftime tied 1-1 despite the Rams holding a 12-5 shot advantage.
Farmingdale State took a 2-1 lead in the 66th minute after junior defender Michael Lanouette (Hamden, Conn.) scored on a loss ball in front of the net. Less than two minutes later, senior midfielder Carlos Rivera (Huntington, N.Y.) connected on his shot from outside to box to put the Rams on top, 3-1.
FSC held the Bearcats scoreless the remainder of the game en route to the 3-1 non-conference road victory. The Rams' defense allowed only one shot in the second half.
In goal, sophomore Justin Silva (Bellrose, N.Y.) recorded one save for Farmingdale State, while junior Kellen Sela (Beacon, N.Y.) stopped eight shots for Baruch.
FSC next will travel to New Paltz for a non-conference game on Saturday, September 11th at 1:30 p.m.
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