RODERICK SCORES TWICE AS MEN’S SOCCER LOSES TO FRANKLIN PIERCE, 4-3, AT 2009 LABOR DAY CLASSIC

Box Score vs. Franklin Pierce - September 6, 2009

RINDGE, N.H. (Sept. 6, 2009) - On Sunday, senior midfielder Graeme Roderick (Liverpool, England) posted a game-best two goals, but it wasn't enough as the Molloy College men's soccer team lost by a 4-3 decision to Franklin Pierce University at Sodexo Field in Rindge, N.H. With the result, the Lions dropped their first contest of the 2009 campaign, and went to 2-1-1 overall. As for the Ravens, who hosted the 2009 Labor Day Classic, they improved to 2-1-1 on the season. 

Up 3-2 at the break, Franklin Pierce tallied two unanswered goals in the latter stanza to earn the victory. Three minutes into the period, sophomore midfielder Diego Tabares (Seekonk, Mass.) ran down the field, and beat Molloy sophomore goalkeeper Carlos Barros (Mineola, N.Y.) to the left, which knotted the contest at 3-3. Tabares also accounted for the go-ahead score in the 74th-minute. On the play, freshman forward Nicholas Schibly (Litchfield, N.J.) sent a ball from the right wing to Tabares, who put home his third goal of 2009. 

The Lions got on the board first with 12:30 elapsed. Junior forward Mike Adamcewicz (Hicksville, N.Y.) found the back of the net on a through ball from freshman midfielder Zach Santangelo (New Hyde Park, N.Y.). Later on, in the 23rd-minute, Ravens' sophomore midfielder Victor Goncalves (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) recorded the equalizer. The Rio De Janeiro native kicked a ball into a wide-open cage off of a rebound shot by Tabares. MC answered though three minutes later on a shot from the top of the box by Roderick.

During the 41st-minute, FPU knotted the match once again. Graduate midfielder Frantz Francois (West Palm Beach, Fla.) punched a 12-yarder into the left side of the net. Senior midfielder Kensaku Tsuji (Tokushima, Japan) was credited with the assist. Just over a minute after, Roderick scored on an unassisted effort to take back the lead for the Lions.

Between the pipes, Barros made a game-high five saves for Molloy. Sophomore netminder Alexander Pilitsis (Brunswick, Maine) knocked down one shot for Franklin Pierce. The Ravens also owned a 19-13 advantage in shots and a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.  

Head Coach Danny Longo and the Lions return to the field this Tuesday when they host the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University in a non-conference clash at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The opening kick is slated for 4 p.m. If you are unable to make it, you can follow all of the progress via Live Stats at http://livestats.prestosports.com/molloy.