Good Start for Stonehill Men

Keeley, Agan Score in Season-Opening Win

August 29, 2009

EASTON, Mass. -- The Stonehill College men’s soccer team opened its 2009 season with a 2-1 victory over Felician College in non-conference men’s soccer action Friday on day one of the Skyhawks Kickoff Classic at Skyhawk Field.

Stonehill senior Shaun Keeley opened his account with a goal in Friday's win. (Photo courtesy of Stonehill Athletics)

Senior captain Shaun Keeley (Woburn, Mass.) and sophomore Christopher Agan both scored goals for Stonehill, while junior Kevin Moroney (Medway, Mass.) had an assist.

Junior goalkeeper Brandon McFarlane (Norwich, Conn.) made two saves to preserve the victory for Stonehill as the Skyhawks enjoyed a 21-4 advantage in shots for the match and did not yield a goal in the run of play. Sophomore Carlos Canido netted the lone Felician goal with a penalty kick in the 75th minute to cut the Falcons’ deficit in half.

Stonehill netted both its goals in a six minute span just past the half hour mark in the first half. Agan knocked in a Moroney cross from deep down the right flank at the far post to open the scoring at 30:40. Keeley doubled the Skyhawks’ lead less than six minutes later when he flipped a left-footed shot from the top of the six over Felician keeper David Lo Bue and into the upper left corner at 36:38.

Felician gave Stonehill a scare late in regulation, but McFarlane came up big with his only two saves in the match by stuffing two point-blank bids by Felician senior Quincy Small in the 88th minute.

Stonehill is back in action today for day two of its Skyhawks Kickoff Classic when it hosts Concordia (N.Y.) College at noon. Felician faces The College of Saint Rose in today’s first match at 10 a.m. Today’s schedule has been pushed up by two hours from the original schedule due to the weather forecast surrounding Tropical Storm Danny.

In today's second match of the Kickoff Classic, Patrick McCormack (Epsom, N.H.) scored a goal in Saint Rose’s 2-0 victory over Concordia.