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Julius Schoner kicks the ball during Canisius' matchup with Cornell at the Demske Sports Complex on Sept. 21, 2019
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Canisius CAN (2-9-0, 1-3-0)
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Winner Saint Peter's SPU (6-5-0, 3-1-0)
Canisius CAN
(2-9-0, 1-3-0)
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Final
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Saint Peter's SPU
(6-5-0, 3-1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius CAN 1 2 3
Saint Peter's SPU 1 3 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Upended at Saint Peter’s

Saint Peter's tallied three goals in a 3:46 span late in the second half to erase a two-goal deficit and defeat Canisius, 4-3, in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer action Saturday at Jaroschak Field in Jersey City, N.J.
 
Omar Seghri, Jordan Jowers and Dominic Laws all scored for the Peacocks (7-5-0, 4-1-0 MAAC), who picked up their third straight victory with the come-from-behind triumph. Saint Peter's first goal of the game was credited as an own goal.
 
Senior Troy Brady and freshmen Julius Schoner and Federico Mereto accounted for the three Golden Griffin (2-9-0, 1-3-0 MAAC) goals.
 
Less than a minute after Canisius took a 3-1 lead on a tally from Brady in the 82nd minute, Seghiri started the Saint Peter's comeback with a goal at the 83:20 mark on a assist from Alex Garcia.
 
Jowers drew the Peacocks level just 1:54 seconds later as he recorded his league-leading seventh goal of the campaign with an unassisted effort.
 
Laws put SPU in front with 2:56 remaining in regulation, depositing a pass from Tom Coulson into the Canisius cage for the decisive tally.
 
Earlier in the contest, Schoner gave Canisius a 1-0 lead at the 28:28 mark, blasting a shot from outside the box past Saint Peter's keeper Robbie Anderson and into the lower left-hand side of the net.
 
The Peacocks drew level less than five minutes later when a Saint Peter's cross was deflected by a Canisius defender into the net for an own goal.
 
Mereto put the Griffs back in front in the 61st minute, teaming up with Brady for his second of the campaign to give Canisius a 2-1 edge.
 
Brady made it a 3-1 in favor of the Griffs with an unassisted effort at the 82:29 mark of the contest, setting the stage for Saint Peter's comeback.
 
Head Coach Dermot McGrane's Postgame Comments
"For 83 minutes we played like men, but in the last seven minutes we played like boys. To be leading the game 3-1 with under seven minutes to go, and lose 4-3 is unacceptable. There is nothing else you can say."
 
Game Notes
• The game was the 30th meeting between the two Jesuit schools.
• The Griffs saw their lead the all-time series move to 16-13-1 with Saturday's defeat.
• Canisius out-shot Saint Peter's by a 15-11 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 10-7 edge in the second half.
• The three goals scored by Canisius matched their season high, set against Utah Valley on Sept. 13.
• With his three-point effort on Saturday, Brady increased his team-leading point total to eight (3g, 2a).
• Schoner became the ninth different Canisius player to score a goal this season with his first-half tally.
 
Up Next
• Canisius returns home Oct. 16 when it hosts Iona in a 4 p.m. matchup at the Demske Sports Complex.
• The game will air live on ESPN3.
 
Follow the Griffs
• For complete coverage of Canisius men's soccer, please follow the Griffs on social media at @GriffsSoccer (Twitter & Instagram).
 
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