De Sousa-Vieira netted two goals for the second-straight game to lift the Skyhawks to victory.

De Sousa-Viera's second-straight brace fuels Skyhawks victory

SECAUCUS, N.J. (September 8, 2021) – Stonehill College emerged from a five-goal opening half to secure a 3-2 victory over Nyack College in non-conference men's soccer action at Laurel Hill Park this afternoon. 

Scoring
Iago Luiz De Sousa-Vieira (STO) 24'
Zach Davis (STO) 32' – assist: Brendan Davis
De Sousa-Vieira (STO) 35' – Penalty kick
Noah Brill (NYK) 37' – assist: Jacobo Borgalli
Erwin Bendl (NYK) 43' – assist: Brill

Goalkeeping
STO: Ryan Coutu (90:00) 4 saves, 2 goals against
NYK: Marco Roble (90:00) 3 saves, 3 goals against 

More Stats
Shots: Stonehill 13, Nyack 15
Corners: Stonehill 2, Nyack 5

How it Happened

• Freshman Iago Luiz De Sousa-Vieira netted a pair of goals for the second-straight match to spur Stonehill to a three-goal lead over the opening 35 minutes of play.
• Sophomore Zach Davis  added the first goal of his collegiate career in the 32^nd minute that sparked a flurry of four goals between the two teams in the final 15 minutes of the opening half.
• Freshman Noah Brill sparked a comeback effort for Nyack with a goal and assist as the Warriors climbed back within 3-2 heading into the second half.
• Neither team scored over the final 45 minutes, with sophomore Ryan Coutu finishing with four saves in his collegiate debut in the Stonehill goal.

• Coutu made his collegiate debut in goal for the Skyhawks this afternoon (PHOTO BY Saylor Murphy)

  Postgrad Marco Roble registered three saves in goal for Nyack, while junior Erwin Bendl netted the Warriors second goal in the 43^rd minute.

Noteworthy

• De Sousa-Vieira opened the scoring in the 24^th minute and then added a penalty kick in the 35^th to put Stonehill up 3-0 less than 35 minutes into the match. It marks the second-straight match De Sousa-Vieira has potted a pair of goals after scoring twice, including a penalty, in Saturday's home win against Dominican (N.Y.) College.
• Stonehill is off to a 2-1-0 start for the first time since 2016, when the Skyhawks won three of their first four matches.

Up Next

Stonehill (2-1-0, 0-0-0 NE10) is back in action on Saturday, when it visits Roberts Wesleyan College in Western New York, at 2:30 p.m. The Skyhawks return home next Wednesday, September 15, to host Felician College at 3 p.m. Nyack (0-3-0, 0-0-0 CACC) visits College of Staten Island on Saturday at 3 p.m.

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