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Calvin Kron surveys the field in Daemen's season-opening loss to Malone.
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Winner Malone MAL (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
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Daemen DAE (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Malone MAL
(1-0-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Daemen DAE
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Malone MAL 1 1 2
Daemen DAE 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | CONTACT: Max Sacco

Men's Soccer Falls to Malone in Season Opener

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University men's soccer team began their 2024 campaign with a 2-0 loss at home to Malone University in the season opener for both teams.

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Malone was able to get on the scoreboard first in the 15th minute due to a Daemen own goal.
• Daemen had their first of three scoring chances nearly seven minutes later when Dennis Montero Guerrero (Weingarten, Germany) fired a shot that was corralled by Malone's Gavyn Ernst in the 22nd minute.
• Each side had two more chances that were saved before the halftime whistle, sending Malone into the break with their 1-0 lead intact.  
• After a scoreless 15 minutes to begin the second stanza, the Pioneers doubled their lead off a header from Dylan DiPerro that found the back of the net in the 61st minute.
•  Malone kept the Wildcats at bay the remainder of the contest to secure the season-opening 2-0 win.
• Ernst made three saves for the clean sheet victory while senior Arturo Bustamante (South Gate, Calif.) stopped the ball five times for the Wildcats.
• There were seven yellow cards, all coming in the second half. Five of the cards were awarded to Malone and two to Daemen.
• Malone out-shot Daemen 13-8, with a 10-3 edge in the second half. The Pioneers also led the game in shots on target, 6-3. The Wildcats, however, edged the Pioneers in corner kicks, 5-3.

GAME NOTES:
• Today's contest marked the 17th all-time meeting between the two former NAIA rivals. Malone also snapped Daemens' three-game winning streak in the series. Malone leads the all-time series, 10-7. 
• The seven total yellow cards are the most for the Wildcats in a match since four were awarded against St. Thomas Aquinas College last season on Oct. 21, 2023.
• Today marked the first time that Daemen was kept scoreless in their season opener since 2018.
• Stefan Jankovic (Rejavik, Iceland), Miguel Galindo (North Hills, Calif.), Joshua Choi (Upland, Calif.), Niko Elie (Aukland, New Zealand), Mo Matsoso (Gauteng, South Africa) and Selim Ozleplebici (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) all made their Daemen debuts.
 
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats return to action on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 12 p.m. at home against Walsh.

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