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Luke Szablewski vs St. Bonaventure
Joe Lehrman
0
Central Conn. St. CCSU (0-3-0, 0-0-0)
3
Winner Canisius CAN (1-3-0, 0-0-0)
Central Conn. St. CCSU
(0-3-0, 0-0-0)
0
Final
3
Canisius CAN
(1-3-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Conn. St. CCSU 0 0 0
Canisius CAN 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Blanks Central Connecticut State

Junior Michael Switala scored twice in the final five minutes of regulation to cement a 3-0 victory for Canisius over Central Connecticut State in intercollegiate men's soccer action Monday at the Demske Sports Complex in downtown Buffalo.

The Golden Griffins collected their first victory of their 2024 campaign to improve their record to 1-3-0. The Blue Devils, slipped to an 0-3-0 ledger with the setback.

In a rematch of last season's Labor Day game between the two programs, the Griffs got out to a fast start as graduate student Luke Szablewski opened the scoring with an unassisted goal in the 18th minute by intercepting a pass to the CCSU keeper and burying a 30 yard shot.

 
The Griffs out shot the Blue Devils, 6-3, in the first half, highlighted by three shots on target.

The team carried the momentum to the second half of play, recording nine more shots, highlighted by six attmepts on goal. The effort paid off in the 86th minute, when senior Dylan Rice made a move around two CCSU defenders and delivered a perfect cross for Switala for the finish.

 
Switala notched his second of the contest moments later, collecting passes from junior Glodie Mata and sophomore Aberto Reyes before delivering a strike into the Blue Devils' goal from outside the box in the 88th minute to seal the 3-0 win for Canisius. 
 
Griffs senior goalkeeper Jack Petrie made three saves in the contest to earn the shutout. 

POSTGAME COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH MICHAEL TANKE AND JUNIOR MICHAEL SWITALA
 
GAME NOTES
•Switala continued his dominance against Central Connecticut State with his brace in today's contest. The junior scored two goals in last season's 4-2 Canisius victory over the Blue Devils on Sept. 4, 2023
•Head coach Michael Tanke is now 2-0 against Central Connecticut State as the Griffs head coach, and holds a 3-2-1 record against NEC opponents
•Petrie recorded the first shutout of his career with his three-save performance on Monday
•Szablewski and Switala lead the team in scoring, each with two goals apiece
•Mata added his second assist of the season on Switala's second goal

UP NEXT
The Griffs will face Southern Conference opponent VMI next Thursday at 6 p.m. as they continue their non conference schedule.
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