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MEN'S SOCCER |
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| October
28, 2001
Men’s
Soccer Rolls Past Sacred Heart, 7-1 Teaneck, N.J. – Junior forwards Dirceu Hurtado (Totowa, N.J.) and Aaron Paye (Brooklyn Center, Minn.) combined for five goals and t hree assists to lead the Fairleigh Dickinson University (11-6-0, 7-2-0 NEC) men’s soccer team past Sacred Heart (3-12-2, 1-7-2 NEC) by a score of 7-1. Hurtado scored three times and added one assist while Paye scored twice and had two assists. The seven-goal outburst by the Knights is the program’s highest scoring effort since an 8-0 win over St. Francis (PA) in 1989 and clinches a spot in the NEC Tournament.The Knights wasted little time as they jumped ahead 1-0 in the seventh minute on Paye’s first of the game. One minute and 17 seconds later Hurtado scored his first goal on a feed from junior midfielder Johnny David (Hillside, N.J.). Sacred Heart got one back in the 20th minute, but Hurtado answered with his second goal of the contest a minute and 10 seconds later to give the Knights a 3-1 advantage that they held into the break.Fairleigh
Dickinson scored four more in the second half, getting goals from Johnny
David (Hillside, N.J.), Paye’s second, Hurtado’s third
and freshman midfielder Joe DiBuono’s (Montreal, Quebec) first
collegiate goal to seal the win. The
Knights out-shot the Pioneers by a 28-9 margin.
Knights’ goalkeeper Vytautas Lenkutis (Vilnius, Lithuania)
made five saves. Sacred Heart
goalkeeper Gustavo Reaes (Rio de Janerio, Brazil) made seven saves. “We
played very well today,” said Knights’ head coach Seth
Roland. “I’m glad we’ve continued to keep it rolling and now
we’re looking forward to our last home game next week and taking a shot at
the regular season title.” The
Knights, who have now won four straight and seven of the last eight, will
close out the regular season on Saturday, November 3rd, at home
against St. Francis (NY). Fairleigh
Dickinson will honor its seniors prior to a 1:00 p.m. kick-off.
1st
2nd
F Scoring Shots:
FDU – 28; SHU - 9 * * * KNIGHTS * * * [Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU)] FDU Copyright © 2000,2001 Fairleigh Dickinson University. Information on the FDU web pages is provided as a convenience for the University community and others seeking information. While the University intends the information distributed here to be accurate and timely, it is the responsibility of the user to verify the information. Contact Drew Brown 201-692-2204/dmbrown@fdu.edu |
Dirceu Hurtado tallied a hat-trick and added an assist in the Knights' 7-1 win at Sacred Heart. |