MADISON, N.J. (Nov. 11, 2015) – On the strength of four freshmen goals, the No. 3 Drew University men's soccer team won the quarterfinals of the ECAC Division III Metro/Upstate championships, 4-0 over No. 6 Brooklyn College and has earned the right to advance to the semifinals.
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Freshman goaltender
Stephan Lukianov registered five saves and a shutout in his first career start. Drew featured four freshmen goals, highlighted by defender
Niko Cserhat's first career goal. M
idfielder Anthony McMyne, forwardÂ
Alexi Velazquez and midfielderÂ
Guy Zeplovitch also contributed scores. "It was great to get a playoff win tonight, especially with so many of our first years playing and contributing to a positive result," said head coachÂ
Lenny Armuth. "It's good for the program to have the underclassmen play so well in a meaningful playoff game. It set a good standard for us to continue in the tournament."Â
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McMyne netted the game's first score. Audi played a long ball from Zeplovitch with his chest and bounced it to McMyne, who stood just on his left. He uncorked a rocket inside the far post to break the scoreless tie. Seven minutes had elapsed at the time of the score, McMyne's third of the year.
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Five minutes later, Cserhat interrupted an attempted clear from the Brooklyn goalkeeper. He played the ball waist-high and laced his first career goal past the diving keeper to extend the lead to 2-0.
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The Rangers needed just under two minutes to log the first goal of the second half and their third of the game. Velazquez controlled a ball from just outside the penalty box and sent on a strong, steady shot that wound up in the top left corner of the net.
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In the 54
th minute, Zeplovitch buried a rebound from an Audi shot for his second goal of the year.
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The win has Drew visiting Galloway, N.J. to take on the winner of the Rutgers-Newark, Centenary game that takes place at 8:00 p.m. tonight.
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