Box Score ST.DAVIDS, Pa. – Ryan Hurdes (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) delivered once again, as the FDU-Florham Devils men's soccer team defeated Eastern University 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon to advance to Saturday's Freedom Conference finals.

Hurdes showed why he was named to the All-Freedom Conference first team when he broke a 0-0 tie in the 53^rd minute, propelling the Devils (11-7-1) to the 1-0 win.  The goal -- Hurdes' team-leading 19^th of the season -- was assisted by forward Chaz Armand (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake).

FDU-Florham pulled off the upset of top-seeded Eastern (14-4-1) after falling to the Eagles 1-0 last week in St.Davids.

Devils goalkeeper Nick Mihalik (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley) stopped six shots in the win and all-conference defenseman Tommy Asselta (Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage) and Andrew Ruane (Parsippany, N.J./ Parsippany) did a stellar job in thwarting the Eagle attack throughout the afternoon.

The Devils earned the victory despite a 7-1 disadvantage on corner kicks and being outshot 15-7 in the game.

Next up for the Devils:
FDU-Florham takes on King's College (Pa.) in the Freedom Conference Finals, this Saturday, November 9th at 7 p.m.