ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Junior Umechi Akuazaoku's brace propelled the St. Bonaventure University men's soccer team to 2-0 victory over Duquesne in non-conference action Wednesday evening at the Marra Athletics Complex.
Akuazaoku put the Bonnies (5-5-3) ahead for good in the 37th minute when Dean Mercer played a ball back into the box where Akuazaoku was waiting. He chipped the shot over and past the goalkeeper, giving Bona's a 1-0 lead.
Duquesne (5-5-2) were unable to find its first goal as the Bonnies headed into halftime up by one.
Akuazaoku and the Bonnies put the Dukes away with the junior's second goal of the contest in the 82nd minute. Akuazaoku corralled the ball with his head after a defensive mistake from Duquesne. He made a one-on-one move around the goalkeeper and slotted home his fifth goal of the year on an open net.
For Akuazaoku, it marked the second multi-goal game of his career.
Nicolas Pucci earned the start in net for the Brown and White, making a career-high nine saves and registering his second career shutout.
Akuazaoku finished the night with six shots while Andres Javitt registered three chances.
The Bonnies are back in action Saturday, Oct. 14 when they host La Salle. Prior to the 4 p.m. kickoff, the Bonnies will honor graduating student-athletes Mitch Wambach, Michael Kohl, David Cubillos, Marius Dahl, Jules Dechert, Rafael Pereira, Haji Shee and Clay Smith.
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