Eastern Connecticut Pushes Past Kean, 3-1

Eastern Connecticut Pushes Past Kean, 3-1
Kean Athletics

Willimantic, Conn. (9/16/08) - Freshman Sergio Marchuk (Wallington, N.J.) broke up the shutout with just under ten minutes left to go but it wasn't enough as host Eastern Connecticut State University defeated Kean, 3-1, Tuesday afternoon. With the loss the Cougars fall to 4-3-1 while Eastern Connecticut improves to 4-1 this season.

Warriors forward Maxim Fantl (West Hartford, Conn.) contributed to all of Eastern Connecticut State University's goals by scoring two and assisting on one. ECSU held a 3-0 advantage until Marchuk's goal in the 80th minute, including a 2-0 lead at the half.

Eastern Connecticut held a slight advantage in shots (10-8) and corners (11-9).

Freshman Kyle Kemp (Pittsgrove, N.J.) and sophomore Alfredo Oquendo (North Plainfield, N.J.) split equal time in goal, each recording a save in today's action.

Kean returned to action on Saturday, September 20, 2008, as they opened New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) action by hosting The College of New Jersey at 7 p.m.