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Fordham Wins With Efficiency, Bonnies Season Over

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men's soccer team (5-14, 3-6) saw their season come to a close at the hands of Fordham (6-7-4, 2-4-3) in the form of a 2-0 loss.

The Bonnies absolutely dominated the pace of this game. In effort to gain admittance to the Atlantic 10 Championship, SBU was able to put constant pressure on the Fordham defense. The Bonnies out shot their opponent for the eighth time this season, besting the Rams, 14-5) in shots. Of those eight, the Bonnies are 1-7.

After a scoreless first half, Taylor Gulbins of Fordham would get the scoring started in the 64th minute when he connected with a header off a ball served into the box by Nate Bekoe. To have a shot at the A-10 Tournament, SBU absolutely had to win this game and receive some help from other schools.

The Rams would shut the door on the Bonnies hopes of playing next week when Julian Nagel broke free in the 77th minute and went one-on-one with SBU goalkeeper Abel Bautista. Nagel chipped the ball past Bautista and into the back of the net for the second and final goal of the game.

In addition to shots, the Bonnies dominated the corner kicks as well, putting up a 9-2 tally.

The season is over, but there is promise for next season as the Bonnies will return all 11 players that started the majority of games this season, as well as several of their top bench players. And with the announcement of plans to build a new all turf soccer facility in the coming years, the future is bright for St. Bonaventure soccer. 

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Players Mentioned

Abel Bautista

#30 Abel Bautista

Goalkeeper
6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Abel Bautista

#30 Abel Bautista

6' 1"
Senior
Goalkeeper