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Juan Tejeda-Moreno clears a ball against Roberts Wesleyan
Katelyn Bechtel
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Winner Franklin Pierce FPU (10-1-4, 4-1-3)
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Daemen DAEMEN (3-9-2, 0-6-1)
Winner
Franklin Pierce FPU
(10-1-4, 4-1-3)
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Final
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Daemen DAEMEN
(3-9-2, 0-6-1)
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Team 1 2 F
Franklin Pierce FPU 0 1 1
Daemen DAEMEN 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | CONTACT: Max Sacco, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | msacco@daemen.edu

Upset-Minded Wildcats Heartbroken by Defending National Champions Franklin Pierce

AMHERST, N.Y. – A goal from Julen Martin of Franklin Pierce University at the 75:01 mark dashed Daemen Universities hope for an upset as they fell to the defending NCAA Division II Men's Soccer National Champions, 1-0, on a windy Wednesday afternoon at Karrer Field.
 
The Ravens, members of the Northeast-10 Conference and ranked eighth nationally in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top-25 Poll, improved to 10-1-4 while the Wildcats moved to 3-9-2 with the loss.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
• Daemen withstood the Franklin Pierce attack throughout the first half with senior goalkeeper Arturo Bustamante (South Gate, Calif.) making eight saves to keep the sides scoreless.
• After a scoreless start to the second stanza, the Wildcats had best scoring opportunity of the contest in the 75th minute. Senior Emmanuel Perez (Los Angeles, Calif.) rifled a shot off a free-kick on net that was stopped by Ravens goalkeeper Jaime Colvill.
• Franklin Pierce scored the lone goal of the match less than a minute later as Martin nabbed his first goal of the season. The graduate student headed a ball off a corner kick from teammate Tiago Barriguinha into the top left corner of the net past the outstretched hand of Bustamante.
• The Ravens kept the upset-minded Wildcats at bay for the remainder of the contest to escape with a road win.
• In net, Bustamante made 12 saves, one shy of his career-high of 13 which he set less than a week prior against Mercy University (Oct. 26). As for Colvill, he earned his fourth win of the year and made two saves. Both played the entire contest as well.
• The defending national champions outshot Daemen, 26-5, and held a 14-0 advantage in corners.
 
GAME NOTES:
• Today marked the first meeting between Daemen and Franklin Pierce in men's soccer
• Graduate student Mo Matsoso (Gauteng, South Africa) made his first career start for the Blue and White
• Bustamante has now made 10-or-more saves in three consecutive matches and four times overall this season. He entered today the ECC leader and ranked fourth nationally in saves per game with average of 6.33 and seventh in total saves with 76.
• Five cards were issued in the match with the lone red card of the contest going to Franklin Pierce.
• Along with Bustamante, Sujan Rajamohan (Spencerport, N.Y.), Ajan Rajamohan (Spencerport, N.Y.), Juan Tejeda-Moreno (Chico, Calif.) and Joshua Choi (Upland, Calif.) played all 90 minutes.
 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats conclude their 2024 campaign on Nov. 2 when they face crosstown rival D'Youville University at home. Kick-off from Karrer Field is set for 1:30 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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