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Men's Soccer Earns 2-0 Shutout Over Binghamton
September 27, 2014 | Men's Soccer
Box Score
PRINCETON, N.J. (9/27/14) - The Princeton men's soccer team earned its second straight shutout a the Tigers defeated Binghamton 2-0 on Saturday, Sept. 17 on Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium.
Senior Cameron Porter assisted on both goals, with junior Thomas Sanner scoring the game winner and junior Nico Hurtado collecting his first goal of the season.
Sanner scored the first goal in the 64th minute with the play originating of a throw in by the team benches. Greg Seifert took the throw and Myles McGinley caught it and flicked it to Porter. Porter got by his defender and pushed the ball forward to Sanner who finished it off.
It was another throw-in that led to the second goal as Porter tossed the ball inside the 18 to Hurtado, who dribbled in and fired into the lower right corner.
Princeton (3-2-2) dominated time of possession and finished the game with a 22-5 shot differential. The Tigers also outchanced the Bearcats in corner kicks, 8-2.
Junior Ben Hummel made one save in his third shutout of the season, and the backs for the second straight game played stingy defense allowing just one shot on goal. Junior Joe Saitta made a big play at the close of the first half, preventing an empty-net goal after a long ball played by Hummel ricocheted off a player's back and to the top of the 18.
Freshman Harry Heffernan was impressive offensively in just his second appearance. He was involved in a give-and-go with Sanner and nearly knocked in his first career tally in the 43rd minute. Sanner and Porter teammed up and nearly got one to fall just 20 seconds into the second half, but the final touch by Porter skimmed just wide of the goal.
Robert Moewes made three saves for Binghamton (2-7) and had the save of the day in the 75th minute. After being dragged down just outside the 18, Porter took the free kick and curved the ball around the man-made wall and in on net where Moewes caught the bullet.
"I didn't think we were as sharp as we were on Wednesday night in terms of our ability to stay connected and put plays together going forward," Princeton head coach Jim Barlow said. "Binghamton did a good job of clogging everything up during a good stretch of the game. Its backs were winning most of the balls we were playing forward in the first half and in the second half the guys up the field did much better. Thomas and Cam did much better in making it harder for the center backs to win those first balls forward and hold the ball up for us."
"We still need to improve on creating chances with the amount of time we spend in the other's team end and making the shots more realistic shots. Two shutouts in a row and the defense has been solid, the guys have been competing hard and hopefully this gives us some momentum going into the league."
Princeton begins Ivy League play next Saturday, Oct. 4 when it hosts Dartmouth at 4 p.m.