The New York University men's soccer team lost a University Athletic Association (UAA) match against Washington University on Saturday, October 31, at Lubetkin Field in Newark, NJ.
NYU used a high press in the first half, trying to maintain the strong offensive pace from their previous match against Case Western Reserve University. The WashU Bears managed to intercept a pass in the midfield, leading to their first goal by Casper Leary off an assist by Quentin Gomez, nine minutes into the match. WashU took possession away from the Violets again in NYU's half at the 41:00 mark, which created a chance for their second goal by Wole Adeoye.
The Violets' came out of the scond half with urgency, using a high line to create as many offensive chances as possible. They started to find more opportunities to score, with
Mark Shields' shot hit the post in the 57th minute. The Violets finally managed to put the ball in the net after Tim Bdraric floated a pass past the Bears' defense to assist a goal by
Kaan Akturan at the 78th minute.
The Violets continued to dominate throughout the remainder of the second half, but could not find the equalizer.
"We gave ourselves the best chance by putting TIm up top with his profile, and it definitely created caused some problems for the opponent," said Head Coach
Kim Wyant.
When asked about the senior players' influence to team, she replied, "They have such a positive impact on our underclassmen. The high character and the team committment they provide really helps in building our resilience."
The Violets outshot the Bears 20-9 and generated a total of seven corners. Six out of 20 shots landed on target for NYU, while WashU recorded three out of nine.
Demir Calkap, Namdar, and Shields all led the team in shots with three each.
NYU's loss against Washington University marked the final home game of the season.
The Violets return to the pitch for their final game of the season against Brandeis University on Saturday, November 7, in Waltham, MA. The match will start at 12:00 PM.
