FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University men's soccer team will continue play in the Metro Conference on Saturday when it travels to Iona University for a 12 pm match with the Gaels. The Stags enter the day with an 8-1-2 overall record and a 6-0 Metro mark, currently sitting in first place in the standings as the only remaining unbeaten team in Metro play.
Fairfield brings a 10-match unbeaten streak overall into the weekend, sporting an 8-0-2 mark over that stretch. The Stags have built their success from the back, as no opponent has scored more than one goal in a game against Fairfield since early September. After surrendering seven goals through the first four matches, the Stags have yielded just three goals over the last seven dates.
Goalkeeper
Evan Chomow saw his goals against average drop to 0.92 and his save percentage improve to .800 after Wednesday's clean-sheet win over Marist University (1-0). The sophomore made one save in the contest in posting his fourth shutout of the season. Chomow and the Stags' defenders have worked together to keep the opponent off the scoreboard in each of the last two games and in four of the previous five contests.
Up front, the Stags managed one goal in the victory against Marist, the first time in last nine that Fairfield did not score multiple goals in a game. The last time that Fairfield was held to one goal came on August 27 in a 1-0 win over UConn.
Pipeloore Olanrewaju was responsible for the game winner against Marist, posting the goal in the 71
st minute off an assist from
Cristiano Carlos. For Carlos, the pass was his team-leading sixth assist which is also enough to place him as a co-leader among all Metro Conference student-athletes.
Carlos paces the Stags offense with 16 points, recording five goals and six assists through his 11 appearances this year. His three-game winning goals also represent a high among the Metro Conference leaders as well. Olanrewaju collected his third goal of the season against the Red Foxes which raised his season total to eight points.
The Iona men's soccer team brings a 2-4-6 overall record and a 1-1-4 Metro slate into Saturday's action, coming off four consecutive draws. The Gaels played Merrimack College to a scoreless draw in their last game, the team's second straight 0-0 result.
Francesco Borla and Ignacio Manzanares are tied for the top spot among the Gaels' scoring leaders, each posting four goals and two assists for 10 points. Adriano Sofio has spent most of the minutes in the Iona goal, owning a 1.11 goals against average with a .756 save percentage off 31 stops.
The Fairfield University men's soccer team will remain on the road for its next match, staying in state for a Tuesday night meeting with Yale University. The two teams will start their match at 6 pm at Reese Stadium.
