Bryn Mawr, PA – The Monroe University men's soccer team pulled off its second top-20 upset of the season with a comfortable 4-1 win over No. 11 Harcum College on Friday.
The Mustangs picked up where they left off prior to their road loss at No. 1 Iowa Western Community College last week. They won the 50/50 balls and keep their foot on the gas throughout the entire 90 minutes.
Freshman
Peterson Aquino got the scoring started early after his shot at the goal ricocheted off a Harcum defender. A few minutes later, sophomore
Braxton Richards doubled the lead. Both goals were unassisted.
While the Bears fired back to make it 2-1, a pretty set up from sophomore
Joao Victor De Araujo Ribeiro put the lead back at two. The second-year defender launched the ball into the Harcum defense and freshman
Junyoung Park's speed did the rest.
Up 3-1 heading into the half, the ferocity on both ends of the pitch continued. Late in the game, sophomore
Abner Cubas launched a similar set up as De Araujo Ribeiro's, this time to a wide open sophomore
Carmelo Bello.
The 4-1 victory pushes Monroe back to above .500 and it will draw Harford Community College next on Tuesday at 4:00 pm.
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE UNIVERSITY
The athletic program at Monroe University encompasses a total of 26 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as the Monroe University marching band, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
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