Garden City, N.Y. (September 3, 2006)- The Adelphi men's soccer team snapped a three game skid with a 1-0 victory over Manhattan College this afternoon at Stiles Field. With the win, the Panthers improve to 1-3, while the Jaspers, at 0-4, are still searching for their first win of the season.
Adelphi controlled the flow of play in the first half, out shooting Manhattan, 10-5. The Panther pressure finally paid off in the 30th minute when Keith Rock sent a ball from the right corner to a waiting Rob Philippou. Philippou corralled the ball eight yards from the Jasper goal, turned and fired a shot past Manhattan goalkeeper
John Ciano, giving Adelphi a 1-0 edge.
With the Panthers clinging to a 1-0 lead, the Jaspers came out of halftime firing and out shot Adelphi 5-4 in the second half. Manhattan's best chance came off of a free kick from 25 yards out, but was turned away by Michael Hurley.
Hurley collected his first shutout and victory of the season, making three saves, while Ciano kept Manhattan in the game with three saves of his own.
Manhattan returns to action on Wednesday, September 9 when the Jaspers play their home opener against Quinnipiac. The match is slated for 4:00 p.m. at Gaelic Park.
