Hoboken, NJ (November 3) – The fourth-seeded FDU-Florham men's soccer team fell to top-seeded and #4/4 nationally-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology, 3-0, in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) Semifinals at the DeBaun Athletic Complex.
FDU-Florham (9-5-5) will now await word of a potential berth to the 2022 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Tournament, while Stevens (15-0-2) will host third-seeded Lycoming College in the MAC Freedom Championship on Saturday evening with the winner receiving a the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament.
As a team, Stevens held a 21-5 advantage in shots (10-2 on goal), while both teams produced five corner kicks apiece.
Stevens scored the first goal of the game in the 25th minute as Bruno Andino finished a through ball from Michael Gomez for the 1-0 edge. With less than two minutes remaining in the opening stanza, the Ducks doubled their lead when Fritz Kabeisman potted his second goal of the season of a rebound in front of the net.
Prior to Stevens' second goal of the game, FDU-Florham graduate student
Christian Vriones (Butler, NJ) nearly knotted the match up at 1-1 as he attempted to finish a one touch pass off a free kick, but the ball just nicked the crossbar and went out of play.
In the 61st minute, the host Ducks put the game out of reach as Michael Gomez registered his first goal of the season after he dribbled through the Devils defense.
Tonight marked FDU-Florham's 11th appearance in the MAC Freedom Semifinals and first since the 2017 campaign.
In net, FDU-Florham keeper
Tiernan Grey (Staten Island, NY) made seven saves.
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FDU-Florham is currently running a campaign in honor of former Devils men's basketball head coach, men's golf coach and athletic director Roger Kindel.
All donations will go directly towards funding a complete renovation of the basketball and volleyball court inside the Ferguson Recreation Center with his name dawned on both sides. If you are interested in reading more about the campaign and/or making a donation to the cause, please follow the link here: https://support.fdu.edu/athletics/devils/giving/roger-kindel
