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Junior forward Derek Bartlo scores his first goal in nearly two years in Daemen's 2-1 victory over Malone Saturday afternoon.
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Winner Daemen DAEM (1-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Malone MAL-M (0-2-0, 0-0-0)
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Daemen DAEM
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Malone MAL-M
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | By Joe Kraus, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Men's Soccer Splits Ohio Trip With 2-1 Victory Over Malone

Bartlo, Buscaglia score in Daemen's first win of 2021 campaign

CANTON, OHIO – Poise, poise, poise.
 

For Daemen men's soccer, that was the key word in their Saturday afternoon contest against Malone in the Buckeye State. And when game-changing plays were needed, the Wildcats succeeded thanks to the cohesiveness of a veteran group.
 
First half goals from veterans Derek Bartlo (Williamsville, N.Y.) and Trey Buscaglia (East Amherst, N.Y.) and a strong defensive presence in the final minutes of the contest contributed to Daemen's 2-1 victory over Malone in a contest held at Pioneer Park. This marked Daemen's first victory in the series since a 1-0 road win versus the Pioneers on Sept. 1, 2018.

With the victory, Daemen men's soccer improves to 1-1-0 to conclude the first weekend of the 2021 campaign while Malone falls to 0-2-0 overall.
 
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • After a tough defensive battle with limited shots on goal for both team, Daemen struck first. In the 23rd minute, junior midfielder Derek Bartlo (Williamsville, N.Y.) connected off a pass from classmate Trey Buscaglia (East Amherst, N.Y.) to give Daemen a 1-0 lead. Then, in the 27th minute, Buscaglia found the back of the net himself after receiving a pass from freshman midfielder Vincent Ranieri (Spencerport, N.Y.) to extend Daemen's lead 2-0 through the halftime break. Malone wouldn't go down without a fight, though, as junior midfielder Antoine Leheron found freshman midfielder Gavin Csiszar in front of the net in the 71st minute to cut Daemen's lead in half, 2-1. The Daemen defensive unit went to work, however, in the final 19 minutes of regulation to secure their first win of the 2021 campaign.
  • Daemen outshot Malone overall in the contest, 14-12, but the Pioneers won the battle in shots on goal, 5-4. Malone also outedged Daemen, 2-1, in corner kicks.
  • Along with Buscaglia and Bartlo, teammates Derek Mancuso (Friendship, N.Y.) and Dennis Montero Guerrero (Weingarten, Germany) also recorded a shot on goal apiece for Daemen.
  • Senior goaltender Marcos Lerma Escobar (Zaragoza, Spain) made his second start of the season and recorded four saves in the contest. Tonight marked the fifth start of his Daemen career.

GAME NOTES
  • With the victory, Daemen has now won four of their last five contests dating back to rattling off three straight victories to conclude their COVID-19 abbreviated slate in spring 2021.
  • In his 24th career start, Bartlo scored his first goal with Daemen men's soccer since the program's 6-1 season-finale loss at St. Thomas Aquinas on Nov. 9, 2019. This was also the junior's first career point since he recorded an assist in a non-conference contest versus Medaille on April 15, 2021.
  • In his 18th career start, Buscaglia recorded the first career goal and first two assists (three points total) of his Wildcat career.
  • Today was the first time Daemen scored multiple goals in a contest since a 2-0 victory at D'Youville on April 30, 2021. This contest was the fifth and final game of an abbreviated 2020 schedule that was postponed to spring 2021 due to COVID-19 protocols. Since a goal in the 80th minute scored by Dennis Montero Guerrero (Weingarten, Germany) in a 4-2 loss to Roberts Wesleyan on March 27, 2021, Daemen has now outscored their opponents, 10-4.
  • Today was the 14th all-time meeting between Daemen and Malone since the series began in September 2000 as former rivals in the Northeast Atlantic Conference. Following today's contest, Malone now holds an all-time 9-5 record against Daemen. This was also the first meeting between the programs since Sept. 5, 2019.
  • Today marked the second of a traditional 16-game schedule which runs through November 6.
 
ON THE HORIZON
Daemen continues their new campaign with a road trip to Slipper Rock, Pa. when they visit the Rock of Slippery Rock University of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in a non-conference contest on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 3:30 PM at James Egli Field.
 
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