Pfeiffer Takes 4-1 Men's Soccer Win Over Mary Baldwin
Misenheimer, N.C. (Oct. 23, 2022) – Despite giving up the first goal of the match, Pfeiffer stormed back to take a 4-1 USA South Senior Day win over visiting Mary Baldwin University on Sunday afternoon at Lefko Field
THE BASICS
Pfeiffer def. Mary Baldwin, 4-1
Records
Pfeiffer – 2-9-4, 1-4-1 USA South
Mary Baldwin – 2-11-1, 0-5 USA South
Location
Misenheimer, N.C. – N.E. Lefko Field
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Mary Baldwin took just over 10 minutes to take the 1-0 lead when Alexis Barba scored his sixth goal of the season after taking a pass from Yefferson Hernandez. A shot that was in the middle and high, Pfeiffer goalkeeper
Ali Jaafar (Matthews, N.C.) was able to get a hand on the ball, but it bounced up, hit the crossbar and into the net, giving MBU the early 1-0 advantage.
The Falcons responded at 32:31 when sophomore
Asuncio Gonzalez (Kannapolis, N.C.) scored his first career goal, unassisted, to help the Falcons draw even at 1-1.
After halftime, Pfeiffer's
Luis Miranda (Wilmington, N.C.) scored his second goal of the season with assists going to
Sam Stewart (Belhaven, N.C.) and
Ricky Hernandez-Sexton (Mobile, Ala.), putting Pfeiffer up 2-1 at 54:08.
Stewart would earn a penalty kick at 55:48 and would convert the penalty for a 3-1 Pfeiffer lead. It marks the soxth goal of the season for Stewart, all on penalty kicks. For his career, Stewart is a perfect 8-8 on penalty kick opportunities.
The final Falcon goal of the afternoon came in the 73
rd minute when
Jacob Rocha (Clearwater, Fla.) scored his first career goal on an assist from Stewart and senior
Branson Adams (Asheboro, N.C.), providing the eventual 4-1 final.
Falcon goaltender
Ali Jaafar made five brilliant saves, with three coming at close range, to help Pfeiffer to their first league win of the season.
Up Next
With the home schedule complete, the Falcons will travel to Southern Virginia for the regular season finale on Saturday, Oct. 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at Knights Stadium.
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