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Geoff Schneider
Cody Cavuoto scored for the second straight game
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Roberts Wesleyan Robert (5-4-2, 2-1-2)
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Daemen Daemen (3-3-2, 0-2-1)
Roberts Wesleyan Robert
(5-4-2, 2-1-2)
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Daemen Daemen
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Roberts Wesleyan Robert 0 1 1
Daemen Daemen 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | CONTACT: Tom McDermott, Director of Athletics Communications | tmcdermo@daemen.edu

Wildcats and Redhawks Battle To 1-1 Draw

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. - Daemen University and Roberts Wesleyan University battled to a 1-1 draw today in East Coast Conference men's soccer action played at Williamsville South High School.

Daemen is now 3-3-2 overall and 0-2-1 in the ECC, while the Redhawks go to 5-4-2 overall and 2-1-2 in the league. It's the first time since the 2015 season that the two long time rivals have played to a draw.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Daemen opened the scoring just over six minutes into the game. 
  • Graduate student Carlos España controlled the ball in the midfield and sent a pass to senior Derek Bartlo (Williamsville, N.Y.) on the right flank. Bartlo dribbled down the flank and then sent a nice cross to freshman Cody Cavuoto (Rochester, N.Y.) in the Roberts box. Cavuoto collected the ball and slid a shot past RWU net minder Jared Gibbons from 10 yards out.
  • Daemen goaltender Marcos Lerma Escobar (Zaragoza, Spain) kept the Redhawks off the scoreboard with three saves in the first half and the Wildcats took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
  • Daemen's defense took a blow just eight minutes into the second half when junior defender Alexander Khademi (Stockholm, Sweden) was issued a red card for denying RWU a goal scoring opportunity. As a result the Wildcats would have to play the final 37 minutes down a man.
  • RWU pressured the Daemen net throughout the second half and eventually tied the game with just over 22 minutes left to play following a goal by senior Dylan Ruiz. It marked the team-leading seventh goal of the year for Ruiz, who was voted the 2022 Preseason ECC Offensive Player of the Year.
  • Lerma Escobar registered two big saves in the final 10 minutes to keep the game knotted at 1-1.
  • Roberts outshot the Wildcats 11-2 in the second half while up one man. The Redhawks finished with a 16-5 edge in total shots and a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal.
  • Lerma Escobar finished with eight saves for the Wildcats, while Gibbons was credited with two saves.

GAME NOTES

  • Cavuoto's goal was the second of the year for the rookie. He netted his first career goal in a 3-0 win at Chestnut Hill last week.
  • Daemen ranks first among ECC teams in fewest goals allowed (9), while RWU ranks second in most goals scored (24).
  • The Wildcats have limited seven of their eight opponents to one goal of less.
  • Today's game marked the 25th all-time meeting between the Wildcats and the Redhawks. The teams have split the previous six meetings and the all-time series now stands in favor of RWU, 17-5-3.

UP NEXT

Daemen returns to conference play Saturday (Oct. 1) when it travels to St. Thomas Aquinas College.


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