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Glorie Ndagano battles a Fairfield player for a ball
Lindy Feider
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Canisius CAN (1-14-2, 1-9-0)
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Winner Niagara NIA (8-9-0, 6-4-0)
Canisius CAN
(1-14-2, 1-9-0)
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Final
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Niagara NIA
(8-9-0, 6-4-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius CAN 0 2 2
Niagara NIA 3 1 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Concludes Season With 4-2 Loss at Niagara

Jelldrik Dallman recorded a hat trick and Gabriel Mikina factored in two of Niagara's four goals as the Purple Eagles defeated Canisius, 4-2, at a chilly Niagara Field on Wednesday evening.
 
The Golden Griffins nearly scored first in the fourth minute as Federico Mereto headed a Dylan Rice corner kick but Niagara's goalkeeper, Nick Burke, made the save.
 
Niagara dominated possession for the remainder of the half following Canisius' early scoring chance, ultimately outshooting the Griffs by a 21-7 margin. The Purple Eagles scored all three of its first-half goals in just under 10 minutes of game action.
 
Mikina netted the game's first goal in the 16th minute, receiving a feed from Josh Tufino.
 
Dallman then scored twice in a span of 1:42, notching his first of the game on a feed from Mikina in the 24th minute. Moments later, a Canisius foul inside the 18-yard box resulted in a penalty kick, which Dallman was able to convert.
 
Glorie Ndagano scored his first collegiate goal in the 56th minute, cutting Niagara's lead to 3-1. Julius Schoner passed to Ndagano, who was inside the penalty box, and the junior used a pseudo-bicycle kick to give the Griffs its first tally of the evening.
 
Dallman countered Ndagano's goal by completing his hat trick tally eight minutes later, giving the Purple Eagles its three-goal lead again.
 
Canisius got its second goal of the game in the 80th minute. Following a Jo Preci throw-in, Luke Szablewski corralled Preci's throw before passing to Lachlan Beever, who netted his team-leading sixth goal of the season and his third goal in as many games to make it a 4-2 contest.
 
The Griffs had a prime scoring chance in the 86th minute, trying to cut its deficit to one, but Matt Spangler's shot rocketed off the crossbar.

In the waning seconds of the match, Canisius had three shot attempts blocked by Niagara defenders, preventing a late-game goal.
 
Canisius goalkeeper Spencer Catalano made 10 saves on the night, establishing a career-high for the junior goalkeeper. Eight of Catalano's saves came in the first 45 minutes.
 
Despite Niagara outshooting Canisius, 29-23, the Griffs had an offensive presence in the second half, outshooting the Purple Eagles by eight shots, 16-8.
 
GAME NOTES
• Wednesday night's contest marked the 64th match between the two Western New York rivals. Niagara improved its record over the Golden Griffins to 34-25-5.
• Glorie Ndagano's goal marked the 12th consecutive match Canisius has scored in, which established a program record. The previous program mark was 11, which was initially set over final nine games of 2002 and the first two matches in 2003.
• Ndagano became the 11th different Canisius player to score this season, marking the most players to record a tally since 2008 (also 11).
• Canisius had 10 corner kicks, marking the first time the Griffs logged 10-plus corner kicks in a single match since having 10 in a Sept. 30, 2017 match against Fairfield.
• Canisius' 23 shot attempts are the first time the Griffs recorded 20-plus shots in a game since Sept. 22, 2018 (21 - vs. St. Bonaventure).
• Lachlan Beever concluded the 2021 season with six goals, the most by a Canisius player since Troy Brady in 2018.
 
For more information on Canisius men's soccer, follow @GriffsSoccer on Instagram and Twitter.
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