Altoona, Pa. (September 24) – FDU-Florham sophomore
Drilon Toska (Lincoln Park, NJ) scored twice this afternoon for the men's soccer team as the Devils blanked Penn State Altoona, 3-0, in non-conference action at Spring Run Stadium.
Records: FDU-Florham (3-2-2), Penn State Altoona (2-4-0)
Location: Altoona, Pa. (Spring Run Stadium)
FDU Goal Scorers: Drilon Toska (4, 5),
Faizan Arshad (1)
FDU-Florham put early pressure on the hosts and broke through for the first goal of the game in the 28th minute when Toska scored off a free kick just outside of the box. Toska added his and the team's second goal of the game with less than three minutes to play in the first half after he received a pass from senior
Oliver Trujillo (Bridgewater, NJ).
Junior
Faizan Arshad (Boonton, NJ) registered his first goal of the season and FDU-Florham's third goal of the game just 2:53 into the second half off a long free kick. The Devils peppered the Penn State Altoona goalkeeper with eight shots, but Alexander Ferry stopped the rest of FDU-Florham's attempts ending the contest in a 3-0 final in favor of the visitors.
FDU-Florham keeper
Tiernan Grey (Staten Island, NY) made five saves and picked up his third clean sheet of the season. As a team, the Devils outshot Penn State Altoona 34-7 (16-5 on goal) and held a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks.
After a 0-2-1 start to the season, FDU-Florham is 3-0-1 in its past four games with victories over CCNY, Gwynedd Mercy and Penn State Altoona.
FDU-Florham will round out its four match road trip with a non-conference contest at Cairn University on Wednesday, September 28 at 3:30 pm.
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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.
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