*Lafayette tied Stony Brook 0-0 in double overtime on Tuesday night, earning just their second tie of the season. Sophomore
Jack Cisneros made his first start in goal for the Leopards, recording his first collegiate shutout. The squad's record now stands at 8-3-2 overall and 4-1 in the Patriot League.
*American will enter Saturday's match with a 1-9-2 overall record and a 1-3-1 Patriot League record. Their sole Patriot League win so far this season was 1-0 victory over Holy Cross. They dropped their midweek contest on Tuesday to Mount St. Mary's 1-4 and have now lost two straight.
*Dating back to 1994, American holds the all-time series record at 2-13-6. The Leopards last win against the Eagles was November 11, 2012.
*As of October 15 in the NCAA, as a team Lafayette is 10
th in scoring offense (2.42), 9
th in total goals (29.0), 26
th in shutout percentage (0.5), 28
th in won-lost-tied percentage (0.708), 11
th in shot accuracy (0.491) and assists per game (2.42), 8
th in points per game (7.25), 7
th in total assists (87.0) and 8
th in shots on goal per game (7.17). Individually, sophomore
Sebastian Varela is 48
th in total goals (6.0), senior
James Gibson and sophomore
Marcos Kitromilides are 45
th in assists per game (0.45) and 42
nd in total assists (5.0). Sophomore
Alex Sutton is 43
rd in save percentage (0.774), 30
th in total saves (48.0) and 33
rd in goalie minutes played (1119:18). Senior
Ryan Goncalves is 18
th in game-winning goals.
*As of October 15 in the Patriot League, Lafayette ranks first in total goals (29.0), assists per game (2.42), points per game (7.25), total assists (29.0), total points (87.0) and shots on goal per game (7.17). They are second in the league in shutout percentage (0.5), won-lost-tied percentage (0.708), shot accuracy (0.491) and shots per game (14.58). Individually Gibson and Kitromilides are second and third in total assists (5.0).
Alex Sutton is second in saves per game (4.0), third in save percentage (0.774) and second in total saves (48.0). He is also second in the league in goalie minutes played with 1119:18.
*Saturday's game will be the men's soccer Athlete Ally game. Athlete Ally is an organization whose mission is to end homophobia and tranphobia in sports and to activate the athletic community to exercise their leadership to champion LGBTQ quality.
