Saint Francis hands DC third straight loss

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Defiance Yellow Jackets fell to 0-3 on the young men's soccer season with a 9-2 decision on Tuesday against the Saint Francis Cougars at Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium.

Despite connecting for the first goal of the contest, the Yellow Jackets (0-3, 0-1 WHAC) were held to seven shots while the Cougars (1-2) booted 30 attempts towards the goal while eight different players scored.

Tyler Fritchley found the net just over four minutes into the game on a feed from Griffin Meyer. After Saint Francis took a 4-1 lead later in the first, Defiance cut the lead down to 4-2 with 11 minutes left in the first half when Jack Stanoikovich netted his first goal of the season. The Cougars added one score just before half and went on to post four goals in the second half.

THE TURNING POINT

Saint Francis quickly erased Defiance's one-goal advantage with a three-goal barrage in under two minutes. Starting with the first of two goals in the first half by Enrique Subiran, the Cougars tied the game in the 23rd minute. Just 18 seconds later, Saint Francis worked the ball back through the pipes with a go-ahead score by Joshua Boschveld. Then during the 24th minute, Jai Van Lim connected on the third USF goal of the half assisted by Subiran.

A CLOSER LOOK

• The two goals scored is the first multi-goal game for the team this season.
• Fritchley's goal for Defiance was the senior's first career goal as a Yellow Jacket.
• Stanoikovich notched his sixth goal over his four-year stint at DC.
• Zach Canterbury shouldered nearly 76 minutes in net with eight goals finding the net.
• Tristan Frazzini made his first career appearance in goal, stopping two of three shot attempts.
• Anthony Tomaszewski led the Jackets in shots (3) and shots on goal (2) for the second game in a row.

UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets host their 2024 home opener on Friday with the Adrian Bulldogs visiting DC's Winsper-Knobel Field at 4 p.m.

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