Men's Soccer Nipped By Dowling, 1-0, In 2013 ECC Opener
Purple Knights Back In Action Next Saturday When They Host Mercy
Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport men's soccer team lost its 2013 East Coast Conference opener at home on Saturday night, as the Purple Knights fell to the visiting Dowling College Golden Lions, 1-0. With the loss, UB remains winless on the year at 0-4-0, and 0-1-0 in the ECC. Dowling ups its overall mark to 3-2-0, and they are 1-0-0 in conference play.
DC's Raffaele Sorbara scored the only goal of the night with just over two minutes to play in the first half when he found the back of the net off a scramble from a corner kick.
Chris Friedl notched the shutout for Dowling making four saves. Junior Agustin Prados (Madrid, Spain) made three saves for the Purple Knights.
Bridgeport outshot Dowling, 13-10, in the match.
UB will now look for its first win of 2013 when they host nationally-ranked Mercy College at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28 in an East Coast Conference contest.