Men's Soccer Snaps Series Skid with 1-0 Triumph at Loyola Maryland

Saturday, October 15

Baltimore, MD

1 PM

Boston University

4-3-6, 2-1-3

Loyola Maryland

4-5-4, 2-2-2

Boston U.

Loyola Maryland

Quinn Matulis brings the ball up the field with an Albany defender running in stride.

Photo by: Gregory Fisher

Men's Soccer Snaps Series Skid with 1-0 Triumph at Loyola Maryland

October 15, 2022 | Men's Soccer

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BALTIMORE, Md. – Led by senior Quinn Matulis' 49th-minute penalty kick and classmate Francesco Montali's four saves, the Boston University men's soccer team earned a 1-0 victory at defending Patriot League champion Loyola Maryland on Saturday afternoon.

With their second consecutive shutout and sixth overall, the Terriers improve to 4-3-6 and 2-1-3 in conference play, as the Greyhounds (4-5-4, 2-2-2 PL) saw their nine-game home unbeaten streak (6-0-3) dating back to last season snapped.

Loyola entered the contest having scored a combined 14 goals over the last five series meetings (4-0-1), but BU set the tone by dominating possession in the first half and withstanding the late charge for the shutout.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU earned a corner kick in the third minute, and senior Griffin Roached head the ball over the crossbar.
Senior Colin Innes forced saves from Alex Bobocea in both the 13th and 14th minutes, respectively.
Bobocea kept the game scoreless with his third stop off junior Andrew Rent's attempt three minutes later.
Montali made his lone save of the half at 34:21 and added his second seconds into the second stanza.
The Terriers drew the penalty kick when senior Ryan Lee's dangerous cross hit the extended arm of a Loyola defender in the box.
Matulis hesitated at first on the attempt to make Bobocea commit and then fired a shot for the 1-0 lead.
Montali made an impressive diving save to his left in the 66th minute and scooped up a hard bouncer four minutes later.
The Greyhounds earned a corner at 71:32 but missed thir last shot attempt of the game for the loss.

GAME NOTES

Matulis is now in sole possession of second on the team for both goals (2) and points (7) with his first game winner of the season.
Montali's six shutouts are the most by a Terrier since Mike Bernardi ('18) posted seven in 2017.
The Greyhounds finished with a 12-7 advantage in shots, as the teams ended in a 6-6 tie on corner kicks.
Both Montali and Bobocea ended the contest with four saves.
BU is now 4-5-3 all-time in the rivalry with its first win over the Greyhounds since a 2-1 home victory in 2015.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will remain on the road and conclude non-conference action with a short trek to Northeastern on Tuesday (Oct. 18) at 6 p.m.
BU earned a 3-1 home win last season to avenge a 1-0 OT road loss in 2019.