SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The Jessup men's soccer team traveled to their final non-conference contest to take on The Academy of Arts University coming down to a single goal in favor of the Knights as the Warriors drop to 3-4-1 heading into conference matchups.
The Warrior's strong defensive line held the Knights scoreless through the first half despite them outshooting Jessup 7-1. Continuing to hold down the posts was
Robert Harmelink who had one save in the opening half with multiple blocks.
After the break, the Knights would score the lone goal right out the gate in the 46th minute off a header to the back of the net delivered from a corner kick.
The Warriors continued to battle picking up their offense with 7 shots in comparison to the 1 shot in the first half, and four on goal. A trio led the way with
Christian Guzman,
Daniel Cervantes and
Aaron Roudebush each taking a pair of shots, while
Derek Vredenburgh and
Adolfo Guzman each also had one look against the Knights goalie.
Harmelink played the full 90 minutes defending goal for the Warriors with three saves total.
The Warriors will kickoff GSAC play next week traveling to Southern California to take on nationally ranked (25) Westmont College on Thursday and (RV) The Master's University on Saturday.
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