FREDERICK, Md. - Men's soccer was defeated by Alvernia 3-0 in Tuesday night's Faculty Appreciation match.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
Nick Humphries (Potomac, Md./Potomac) made seven saves.
 
How it Happened
 
Both teams started the match with urgency. Anthony Polio (Germantown, MD/Northwest) took an early shot that looked like it would give the Blazers an early lead, but it was saved. The Golden Wolves responded with a flurry of shots; Humphries saved two.
 
Alvernia's persistence paid off and Nate Stoltzfus scored at 21' to put them up 1-0. Just two minutes later, following Dominic Flowers' pass, Connor Kraycik found the back of the net and pushed the lead to 2-0.
 
Hood stayed on the defensive as the half approached a close. Ange Simo (Frederick, Md./Oakdale) and Damiano Laduca (Stephen City, Va./Sherando) led a counterattack that seemed guaranteed to put the Blazers on the board, but Evan Solley made the save. Hood trailed 2-0 at the break.
 
The Golden Wolves carried their momentum into the second half. Zeke Zambrano got them going with a goal at 47' to extend the lead to 3-0. Flowers picked up his second assist of the match. Hood showed some fight down the stretch but wasn't able to cut the deficit.
 
 
Analysis
 
Alvernia outshot Hood 20-9 and took more corners 6-5.
 
For the Opponent
 
Dominic Flowers had two assists.
 
Notes
 
Alvernia improves to 9-7-3 (3-3).
 
Hood falls to 4-11-2 (1-5).
 
Up Next
 
Hood travels to York Saturday, November 2 for their regular season finale against the Spartans at 3:00 p.m..
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