Men’s Soccer Plays Bloomfield to Scoreless Draw

Men’s Soccer Plays Bloomfield to Scoreless Draw

Bloomfield, N.J. – After 90 minutes of soccer, the Molloy men's soccer team played to a scoreless draw with the Bears of Bloomfield College Wednesday night at Foley Field. Molloy moved to 4-2-5, while the Bears moved to 1-5-3.
 
How it Happened

  • Graduate student Nick Conklu began the contest with consecutive saves.
  • In the 5th minute, freshman Adam Lesniewski put a header on goal that was saved by Bloomfield goalkeeper Matthew Brun.
  • The Bears backline kept the Molloy chances to none in the first 30 minutes of action.
  • In the 32nd minute, Lesniewski found himself with another header opportunity but was denied.
  • Bloomfield looked to break the seal, but Conklu came up with his third save in the opening half.
  • With 26 seconds remaining in the first stanza, junior Danny Muir had his opportunity saved. The game went into halftime without a score.
  • Sophomore Gio Fabiano opened the second half with a shot that was denied by the Bloomfield goalkeeper.
  • Conklu was tested in the 59th minute, as the goalkeeper was forced to make two saves in a 14 second span to keep the game scoreless.
  • 20 minutes later, Muir found himself with a chance to score, but again was denied gas Bloomfield goalie Matthew Brun matched Conklu save for save.
  • The home team would generate one more scoring chance by Yefry Rodriguez, but Conklu would shut the door in the 88th minute.
  • On the counterattack, Molloy looked to score another late game winner, but Muirs chance was denied, ending the contest in a 0-0 draw.

Top Performances

  • Fabiano paced the team with four shots.
  • Muir topped the squad with three shots on goal.
  • Conklu made seven saves.