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Freshman Cody Cavuoto totaled a team-high five shots for Daemen
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Malone Malone (2-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner Daemen Daemen (2-0-0, 0-0-0)
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Daemen Daemen
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | CONTACT: Tom McDermott, Director of Athletics Communications | tmcdermo@daemen.edu

Wildcats Rally For 2-1 Victory Over Malone

Daemen Starts 2-0-0 For The First Time Since 2010

AMHERST, N.Y. - Second half goals by freshman Riccardo Boscolo Bachetto (Chioggia, Italy) and senior Derek Bartlo (Williamsville, N.Y.) lifted the Daemen University men's soccer team to come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Malone University this afternoon at Karrer Field today. The Wildcats, who opened the year with a 3-1 win over Saint Michael's College this past Saturday, improved to 2-0-0 on the year and open the season with two-straight wins for the first time since the 2010 season. Malone, which outscored its first two opponents 11-3, suffered its first loss and dropped to 2-1-0.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Malone opened the scoring with just 16 seconds left before halftime during a scramble in front of the Daemen net following a Malone corner kick. Sophomore Randy Harris was credited with the goal.
  • Daemen netminder Harry Firth (Reading, England) kept the Wildcats within striking range with a couple of saves early in the second half and the hosts eventually knotted the game 1-1 when Boscolo Bachetto scored his team-leading third goal of the year in the 54 minute. Junior midfield Michel Holscher (Hamminkein, Germany) started the scoring just over midfield, and he then slid a nice pass to Bartlo on the right flank. Bartlo found Boscolo Bachetto in the box and the rookie fired a shot past Malone netminder Gavyn Ernst from 15 yards out.
  • The game remained 1-1 for the next 20 minutes before Holscher and Bartlo teamed up again. Holscher sent Bartol in on the right flank and after a couple nice moves Bartlo blasted a shot past Ernst from 20 yards out. It marked the second goal of the year for Bartlo
  • Malone had a couple scoring chances in the closing minutes, but was unable to get the equalizer past Firth.
  • Daemen finished with a slim 13-11 edge in overall shots, but the visitors finished with an 8-3 edge in shots on goal.
  • Firth, a transfer from Wheeling University, made his first career start for the Wildcats and registered seven saves. Ernst finished with one save for the Pioneers..

GAME NOTES

  • Daemen was picked eighth in the preseason East Coast Conference poll, while Malone is ranked 11th in the preseason Great Midwest Athletic Conference poll.
  • Today's game will mark the 15th all-time meeting between the former NAIA American Mideast Conference members. Daemen has prevailed in three of the last four meetings, but Malone owns a 9-6 advantage in the all-time series. Daemen scored two first half goals en route to a 2-1 win over Malone last year in Canton, Ohio.
  • Freshman Cody Cavuoto (Rochester, N.Y.) finished with a team-high five shots for the Wildcats.

UP NEXT

Daemen will return to Karrer Field Saturday (Sept. 3) when it hosts the Cavaliers of Walsh University in a non-conference contest at 1 p.m.


Daemen University features the premier NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 17 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.
 

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