Strong Defense And First Half Offense Leads Men's Soccer To A 2-0 Victory Over Jefferson In 2023 CACC Opener

Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport men's soccer team picked up its first clean sheet of the 2023 season and used a pair for first half goals to post a 2-0 home win over the visiting Thomas Jefferson University Rams on Saturday evening at Knights Field in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference for both squads.  With the victory, Bridgeport is now 2-2-2 overall and 1-0-0 in the CACC. The Rams are now 1-4-0 overall and 0-1-0 in conference play.  

The Purple Knights got on the board quickly in Saturday's win when junior Lucas Sousa (Campinas, Brazil) netted a free kick for his second goal of the year just 1:37 into play.

Sophomore Maximilian Kissel (Wiesbaden, Germany) extended the UB lead to 2-0 in the 26th minute when he scored his third goal of the season off a lovely feed from freshman Lapo Romieri (Milan, Italy).

Bridgeport finished the match with a slight 12-11 edge in shots.

Purple Knights; goalkeeper Hugo Franceschi (Toulouse, France) was again strong in net for the winners, as he made three saves to earn his first collegiate shutout.

Up next, the UB men's soccer team will play its final non-conference match of the season on the road at the College of Staten Island on Tuesday afternoon.  Game time is 2:00 p.m.

PHOTO BY CLARUS MULTIMEDIA