BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Long Island University men's soccer team continues its season with a pair of non-conference matchups against Iona College and Columbia University. The Sharks face the Gaels on Saturday, September 21 at 3 p.m. then the Lions on Monday, September 23 at 7 p.m.
LIU at Iona
Date: Saturday, September 21
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: New Rochelle, New York
Stadium: Mazzella Field
Live Stats: Iona Live Stats
Watch Live:
Iona Insider
LIU at Columbia
Date: Monday, September 23
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: New York, New York
Stadium: Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium
Live Stats: Columbia Live Stats
Live Stream: ESPN+
Note on the Sharks
LIU has a 2-3 record on the season, most recently falling 5-1 to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on Saturday, September 14 at the Retriever Soccer Park. Graduate student
Stefan Faistenauer scored for the Sharks in the 89
th minute.
Graduate student
Stefan Faistenauer and junior
Chris Capaldo both lead LIU in points with three as they each have one goal and one assist. Sophomore
Athanasios Coutroumpas and freshman
Papa Ndoye each have two points and one goal while Ndoye's 12 shots and five shots on goal also lead the Sharks in those categories.
In goal, senior
Matias Pesallaccia has a 2-3 record on the season. He has totaled 15 saves and has a 1.71 goals against average.
Scouting Iona
The Gaels are 3-2-0 on the season and are coming off a 2-1 triumph over Sacred Heart University on Wednesday, September 18 at Park Avenue Field.
Lenworth Lopez leads Iona with 10 points on four goals and two assists while Mauro Bravo has seven points with two goals and three assists. Esad Mackic has five points with two goals and one assist, Eimantas Lotuzys has five points with one goal and Najim Romero has four points with one goal and two assists.
Giuliano Santucci has appeared in and started five matches for Iona. He has tallied 26 saves, a 1.40 goals against average and a 0.788 save percentage.
Scouting Columbia
The Lions currently have an 0-2-2 record on the season and are coming off a 5-1 loss to No. 19 St. John's University on Monday, September 16 at the Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium. Prior to its matchup with the Sharks, Columbia will travel to Storrs, Connecticut, to take on the University of Connecticut tonight at 7 p.m.
The Lions are led by Sebastian Gunbeyi, who has four points and two goals. John Denis is second in points with three as he has one goal and one assist while Danny Laranetto has two points and one goal. Beto Carillo, Blake Willis, Andrew Stevens and Uri Zeitz each have one point and one assist.
Michael Collodi has started and appeared in three matches at goalkeeper for Columbia, and has accumulated 13 saves along with a .643 save percentage and a 2.11 goals against average. Eric Chang has started one match and appeared in two, totaling five saves.
