LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Graduate student
Dennis Montero Guerrero (Weingarten, Germany) scored twice in the first half to propel Daemen University to a 2-1 win against Lock Haven University in intercollegiate men's soccer action Tuesday afternoon at Hubert Jack Thomson Stadium.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Daemen struck first as Montero Guerrero slotted the ball past Lock Haven's Brady Freiwald into the lower righthand corner of the net for his first of the contest.
• Montero Guerrero and the Daemen offense did not slow down as the Weingarten, Germany native received a ball in the box from ECC Honor Roll recipient
Emmanuel Perez (Los Angeles, Calif.) and sent another ball past Freiwald in the 24th minute to score his second of the match to double the Wildcats lead before halftime.
• The Bald Eagles cut the Wildcats lead in half in the 71
st minute when Owen Lichtenwalner found the back of the net off an assist from Billy Lawrence.
• The Cavs peppered the Wildcats with shots until the final whistle, but senior and ECC Honor Roll honoree
Arturo Bustamante (South Gate, Calif.) stopped all three shots he faced the remainder of the contest to seal the win.
• Lock Haven held a 15-5 advantage in shots and 5-0 edge in corners.
• Bustamante made four saves in the winning effort while the Bald Eagles tandem of Freiwald and Ethan Beck combined for one save with each goalie playing one half.
GAME NOTES
• Today marked the fifth all-time meeting between Lock Haven and Daemen with the Wildcats earning their first win in the series. Lock Haven still leads the all-time series, 3-1-1.
• Montero Guerrero scored two-or-more goals in a game for the first time in his collegiate career.
• Along with Bustamante,
Sujan Rajamohan (Spencerport, N.Y.),
Joshua Choi (Upland, Calif.),
Ajan Rajamohan (Spencerport, N.Y.) and
Jean Tilo (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) have played the full 90 minutes in all three matches this season.
• Senior
Juan Tejeda-Moreno (Chico, Calif.) appeared in his first contest of the 2024 season
UP NEXT
The Wildcats return home to face Saint Michael's on Sept. 15. Kick-off from Karrer Field is scheduled for 11 a.m.
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