JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Saint Peter's University men's soccer team beat Niagara University by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. Senior midfielder Jamie Davis and junior defender Tom Climpson scored for the Peacocks.
Game Notes:
- It was a defensive battle for most of the first half as the two teams combined for just one shot on goal.
- Graduate goalkeeper Guillem Badenes Mecho was forced to make a save in the 23rd minute that he handled easily. The score would remain 0-0 at the break.
- The Peacocks began to mount pressure early in the second half, earning four corners in the span of seven minutes.
- Davis had a composed finish inside the box in the 65th minute to give the Peacocks the lead. Sophomore midfielder Matt Ellis provided the assist. The attempt was also the Peacocks first shot on target.
- The Peacocks continued to have close attempts after that, as Climpson and Davis both just missed the target in the 72nd and 73rd minutes respectively.
- Climpson scored a header in the 84th minute that came directly from a corner kick from Davis.
- Badenes Mecho and the Peacock defense were able to hold off multiple attempts from Niagara down the stretch, earning the second clean sheet of the season for Saint Peter's.
Inside the Numbers:
- Davis' goal was his third of the season and his first since September 4 against Bucknell. It's his sixth goal in a Peacock uniform.
- Davis now has ten assists this season after assisting on Climpson's goal. It's the 22nd assist of his career, tying him second all-time in Peacock history in career assists, and trailing only Lee Nicola '82 (29). His ten assists currently lead the MAAC.
- Climpson's goal was his fourth of the season and his fifth at Saint Peter's. It was his second straight game scoring for the Peacocks.
- Ellis' assist was his third of the season. Ellis has now scored or assisted in four straight games for Saint Peter's.
- Badenes Mecho made one save.
- Saint Peter's registered eight shots. Two were on target.
- Graduate defender Anton Moore was issued a yellow card.
Coach's Quotes: Julian Richens
- Delighted for the team to earn the clean sheet today. It's a good three points against an organized team that has had some very good results in recent weeks.
- Jamie has been very good for us, delighted for him as it was a quality finish and gave us some good momentum in the second half. Tom is a real handful from set pieces, so great contribution from the team skippers today. Allowed us to continue to negate the attacking threat Niagara can pose.
- Great to see Ethan Cortes getting his first collegiate minutes in the Peacock shirt.
- Going to be a tough turn around for an early kick off on Saturday, so it's important we recover quickly over the next two days.
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