JERSEY CITY, N.J.- Saint Peter's University men's soccer junior
Guilherme Melchiori netted a second half goals in the Peacocks 2-1 setback to Merrimack College in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference contest on Saturday.
The Peacocks fall to 0-8-4 and 0-2-2 in the MAAC, while the Warriors improve to 2-10-0 overall and 1-3-0 in conference play.
Merrimack struck first as Simon Johansson put the Warriors ahead 1-0 in the 36
th minute of play.
The Warriors went up 2-0 early in the second half but Saint Peter's answered in the 71
st minute.
Melchiori put the Peacocks on the board with a tally off an assist from junior
Tim Strele to cut the score to 2-1. Saint Peter's had a few scoring chances in the second half but fell short of netting the equalizer.
Graduate keeper
Pedro Alves totaled seven saves in the match.
The Peacocks travel to Sacred Heart University for a MAAC contest on Wednesday, October 23 at 6 pm.
