ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men's soccer team (3-9, 1-1 A-10) defeated the Saint Joseph's Hawks (4-7, 0-2 A-10) by a score of 4-2 for their first road win and first Atlantic 10 win of the season.
SBU junior midfielder Daniel Iannacito would get the scoring started in the 13th minute, picking up his first goal of the season when he took the Emmett O'Connor offering and fired the ball into the top half of the goal giving the Bonnies a 1-0 lead.
The teams would trade shots throughout the first half but 1-0 would be the score when first half buzzer sounded. SBU outshot the Hawks in the first half (6-5), took more corner kicks (3-2), and committed fewer fouls (1-6). Senior goalkeeper Abel Bautista made two saves in the first half.
In the 54th minute St. Joe's would find its way to the scoreboard when Alex Critzos netted his fourth goal of the season firing home a throw in from Tim Lazorko.
Daniel Iannacito would pick up an assist to go with his goal when he found Kaine Moar just over five minutes later for a goal. It would be Moar's first goal of the 2012 campaign.
St. Joe's would not be put away so early however as just over six minutes later, the Hawks would strike again. This time it was Tim Lazorko scoring, placing the ball past Bautista into the lower left corner of the goal in the 67th minute.
After trading shots with SJU once again for the next 16 minutes, Emmett O'Connor would become a playmaker once again, this time finding team shot leader Brad Vanino for the score, giving the Bonnies a 3-2 lead late in the second half.
St. Bonaventure head coach would sub in Garth Brungard following the score who would waste no time finding his way into the box score. In the 90th minute it was Emmett O'Connor for a third time picking up an assist thanks to Brungard who would score the fourth and final goal of the contest for SBU.
"It was a great win for the boys" said head coach Mel Mahler. "To bounce back after a tough loss Friday and to fight back from two ties throughout the match is a wonderful achievement. We wanted six points this weekend but we'll take three points from today's win."
The Bonnies will be back in action next Sunday, Oct. 14 at home against the Dukes of Duquesne. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. from McGraw-Jennings Field.
GAME NOTES: Four goals are the most for SBU in a single game this season. Prior to today's match the Bonnies had not netted more than two goals in a single game in 2012. SBU also snaps a 10-game winless streak against conference opponents.Â