MSOC falls to no. 15 Syracuse

Monday, September 5

STORRS, Conn.

7:00 PM

University of Connecticut

2-2-0, 0-0-0

Syracuse University

3-0-1, 0-0-0

Syracuse

UConn

9/6/2022 10:43:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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STORRS, Conn. – The UConn men's soccer team lost to the Syracuse Orange 5-0 on Monday night at Morrone Stadium.

The Huskies came out strong in the first ten minutes of the game getting four shots off on goal. In the first minute, sophomore Mateo Leveque had a shot from outside the box that sailed just wide of the post. In the eighth minute grad transfer Frantz Pierrot earned a free kick just outside of the box for the Huskies. His attempt on goal was saved by the Syracuse goalkeeper.

Syracuse opened the scoring in the 15^th minute. The Orange would go on to add two more goals before the half scoring in the 29^th minute off a counterattack and the 32^nd minute off a corner kick.

The Huskies had their best chance of the game in the 51^st minute off a counterattack. Sophomore, Maxwel De-Bodene had a nice lay off to Leveque at the top of the box. Leveque's shot hit the post and ricochet right to Okem Chime who was there to put the ball in but was ruled offside by the official.

UConn played down a man for the final seventeen minutes as Christos Charalambous was shown a red card in the 73^rd minute after an altercation by the Syracuse bench area.

Syracuse took advantage of the extra man, scoring their fourth goal in the 73^rd minute and fifth in the 77^thminute.

The Huskies outshot the Orange 17-11 but could not convert on their chances.

Up Next:

UConn will be back in action this Saturday where they will have their first road contest of the season at Rhode Island. Kickoff is set for 7:00pm in Kingston.