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Fabrizzio Jaramillo runs with the ball vs Malone on Sept. 5, 2024
3
Winner Daemen DAEMEN (2-1-1)
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Goldey-Beacom GBCM (1-3)
Winner
Daemen DAEMEN
(2-1-1)
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Final
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Goldey-Beacom GBCM
(1-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Daemen DAEMEN 1 2 3
Goldey-Beacom GBCM 0 1 1

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

Men's Soccer Extends Unbeaten Streak with Win Over Goldey-Beacom

WILMINGTON, DE – Behind two goals from senior Rayane Baitiche (Thionville, France), Daemen University extended its unbeaten streak to four games with a 3-1 win over Goldey-Beacom in intercollegiate men's soccer action Wednesday morning at Nancy Churchman Sawin Field.
 
The Wildcats improved their record to 3-1-1 while the Lightning dropped to 1-5.

HIGHLIGHTS
• The Wildcats struck first as Baitiche collected a pass from fellow French international and senior, Gaëtan François (Limoges, France), and fired the ball into the back of the net.
• Daemen entered halftime with a 1-0 lead and doubled its lead in the 63rd minute. Senior Emmanuel Perez (Los Angeles, Calif.) found Fabrizzio Jaramillo (Lynwood, Calif.) who lofted a shot past Pedro Montanes to put the Wildcats ahead, 2-0.
• Baitiche tallied his second of the game in the 78th minute to expand the Daemen lead to 3-0.
• Sam Ball found the back of the net for Goldey-Beacom with 20 seconds left to play for his first goal of the season.
• Senior Arturo Bustamante (South Gate, Calif.) made three saves for the win while Montanes made one save on four shots faced.
• The Lightning edged the Wildcats on shots, 16-8, but the two sides were tied in shots on goal with four each.

GAME NOTES
• Today marked the first ever meeting between the Wildcats and Lightning in men's soccer.
• Baitiche's two goals represent the first multi-goal game of his Daemen career.
• Freshman Niko Elie (Auckland, New Zealand) made his first collegiate start and played the entire contest. Additionally, senior Larry Noel (Nassau, Bahamas), sophomore Will Mueller (Lancaster, N.Y.) and freshman Marco Panunto (Niagara Falls, Ont.) each appeared in their first contest of 2024.
• Daemen's four match unbeaten streak is their longest since Oct. 15 – 26, 2022, when the Wildcats went on an identical 3-0-1 run.
• Perez has registered a point in three of his last four games dating back to Sept. 7 against Walsh.
• Along with Bustamante and Elie, sophomore Nolan Smith (Ridgeway, Ontario), junior Joshua Choi (Upland, Calif.), senior Juan Tejeda-Moreno (Chico, Calif.),and graduate student Ajan Rajamohan (Spencerport, N.Y.) played the full 90 minutes.
 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats begin East Coast Conference play on Sept. 21 when they head downstate to play the College of Staten Island. Kick-off against the Dolphins is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
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