NIAGARA UNIVERSITY MEN'S SOCCER
GAME 13	Niagara Purple Eagles (4-7-1, 2-1-1 MAAC) at Siena Saints (4-8-0, 1-3-0)
DATE | TIME	Wednesday, Oct. 16 | 3 PM
LOCATION	Hickey Field – Loudonville, NY
LIVE VIDEO	Twitter
LIVE STATS	Sidearm Stats

 
 
A midweek trip to New York's Capital District awaits the Niagara men's soccer team, as they prepare to face Siena on Wednesday afternoon.

Niagara Notes

• The Purple Eagles are coming off a 110-minute, scoreless draw against Quinnipiac on Saturday. The result put Niagara into a tie for second place in the conference with seven points.
• Goalkeeper Nick Burke was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week. Burke made nine saves to stymie the Bobcats' offense and become the program's first goalie to win a weekly conference award since 2016.
• Burke and fellow freshman Josh Savoni rank 3-4 in the MAAC in terms of saves per game. Burke has an average of 5.4 per game, while Savoni's average is an even 5.0. Their combined 5.17 saves per game lead the league.
• The team's one goal allowed in its first four MAAC games are the lowest for the program since 2006, when they allowed two.
• Matthew Krucko-Moeller leads the team with 14 shots this season. Tailing him is Rodrigo Almeida, who has 13, including a team-high eight shots on target.

 
Across The Pitch: Siena Saints

• After winning their conference opener, the Saints have lost three straight games. Siena's last game was also a double overtime affair that saw the team fall to Marist, 2-1, in the 107th minute.
• Siena enters with a record of 1-2-0 at Hickey Field in 2019.
• Junior forward Alejandro Riquelme leads the Saints with 16 points (5 G, 6 A) and 40 shots so far this season.
• Greg Monroe has played the bulk of time in net, posting a goals-against average of 2.04 and a save percentage of .676 in 1015 minutes of action.

 
 
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