BOX SCORE Norfolk, Va. - The Saint Francis men's soccer team (2-1) watched its 1-0 halftime lead evaporate into a 2-1 deficit before responding with four unanswered goals in a 5-3 victory at No. 20 Old Dominion (2-1) on Friday night. Junior Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) scored two goals and freshmen Lucas Rosa (Atibaia Brazil/COC Atibaia) and Christian Kirchhoff (Aarhaus, Denmark/) added a goal and an assist in the victory.

Moore's Reaction 

"I am really proud of the lads for tonight's win," said head coach Antony Moore. "Old Dominion is a very hard place to play and they have a very good team. The guys showed grit and determination tonight after going down a goal. To fight back the way they did is a credit to what we can accomplish together as a team and as a program."

Highlights

• Both teams adjusted to the elements in the first half as a steady rain hit the pitch and neither team generated many scoring chances. That all changed with just 13 seconds to play in the half as Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) got on the end of a Rosa free kick and flicked it past the charging ODU keeper to give the Red Flash a 1-0 halftime lead.
• Old Dominion stormed out of the gates quick to open the second half, scoring goals in the 51st and 54th minutes to take a 2-1 lead.
• Senior Troye Kiernan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) restored order with his third goal of the season, beating the Monarchs keeper with a brilliant free kick in the 58th minute.
• Rosa put the Red Flash in front for good with his first career tally one minute later, collecting a rebound from his own shot and beating the keeper.
• Mastrangelo added his second of the match in the 62nd minute thanks to some strong work from Kirchhoff. The freshman winger fed Mastrangelo in front of goal and he buried to tie Kiernan for the team-lead with three goals.
• Kirchhoff walked in on goal in the 70th minute and beat the keeper in a one-on-one opportunity to increase the Saint Francis lead to 5-2. Like Rosa, it was his first career goal.
• The Monarchs added a consolation goal in the 86th minute to wrap up the scoring.

Notes

• The victory over the No. 20 Monarchs was the first SFU win over a nationally-ranked opponent since defeating No. 7 Monmouth 2-0 on Oct. 25, 2009.
• Saint Francis compiled 15 shots to 10 shots for Old Dominion. The Red Flash also led 8-6 in shots on goal.
• Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) led Saint Francis with four shots and three shots on goal. Sophomore Kyle Moerschbacher (State College, PA/State College) tallied three shots. He nearly scored his first goal of the season but it was whistled back for offsides.
• The teams had to endure a 30-minute delay in the 71st minute as the game was halted due to lightning.
• Saint Francis's five goals was its highest output since it defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 5-0 on Oct. 25, 2015.

Up Next

Saint Francis ends its Virginia trip with a game at VCU on Sunday, Sep. 3, at 7 p.m.