ERIE, Pa. — Mercyhurst (4-3-6, 1-1-3) defeated New Haven (2-9-2, 1-1-2) 1-0 on Sunday. The Lakers outshot New Haven 16-2 and held New Haven without a shot in the second half.
Luis Felipe Santos put the Lakers in front in the 35th minute, scoring at 34:02 off assists from
Santiago Giraldo and
Alvar Silva for a 1-0 lead. Earlier, the Lakers' controlled much of the opening flow, earning a corner in the second minute and creating a run of shots from Santos,
Harrison Hubert and Joe Chinchilla Sánchez. The pressure continued through the middle of the half, with Silva and
Idahir Deanda forcing saves before the Lakers added another corner at 18:50. New Haven had its first listed shots late in the half, attempts saved by
Jaime Tedaldi in the 40th minute. The Lakers' closed the half with two late corners and a Chinchilla shot saved by the Chargers, carrying the 1-0 lead into halftime.
The Lakers kept New Haven off the board in a scoreless second half and protected their one-goal advantage through the final whistle. Earlier, Mercyhurst worked through a physical stretch that included multiple New Haven fouls, a corner kick in the 60th minute and a yellow card to
Benjamin Buckley at 63:56. The Lakers then created their clearest sustained push from 66:21 to 72:22, with Santos having a shot saved,
Harrison Dudley and Buckley adding attempts, and the Lakers' earning back-to-back corner kicks. The Lakers finished the half without conceding and closed out the 1-0 result.
Up next, the Lakers' prepare to host Le Moyne on October 25th at 1PM.
