The Brock men's soccer team opened the regular season with a triumphant 1-0 victory over the defending Ontario University Athletics (OUA) champion McMaster Marauders at Alumni Field in St. Catharines on Friday, Sept. 8.
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Marc Iantomasi, a senior winger, scored in the 74th-minute mark to upend the No. 9 nationally-ranked Marauders. Third-year goalkeeper
Taylor Miskolczi registered the clean sheet with a pair of saves.
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Third-year striker
Michael Solomon earned the assist after subbing onto the field in the 54
th minute for
Mateo Puentes, who finished the game with a pair of shots.
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Brock outshot McMaster 9-6, and delivered three corners in the first half. The Marauders committed 10 fouls to Brock's seven.
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Second-year forward
Luca Danesi tallied three shots while Solomon posted two. Senior midfielders Mike Fernandez and first-year centre back
Conrad Czarnecki each added a shot.
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Up next, the Badgers (1-0-0) travel to Hamilton to face off against McMaster (1-2-0) on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 3:15 p.m. Watch the match live on
OUA.tv.
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BADGERS AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 1-0-0 (W-L-T)
Conference Record: 1-0-0
Next match: Sunday, Sept. 10 vs McMaster Marauders • 3:15 p.m. – Hamilton, Ont
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