Men's Soccer Falls In Double OT to Molloy

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Coming off an unexpected 10-day layoff due to rain postponement, the Merrimack men’s soccer Warriors (2-2-1, 0-0 NE-10) suffered their second straight non-conference loss to Molloy College, 2-1, in double overtime on Tuesday evening.

Despite 12 second half shots, sophomore Robbie Sabadoz’s (Ottawa, ON) third goal of the season in the 75th minute from classmate Evan Burokas (Auburn, MA) [right] was the lone score for the Warriors.

Senior goalkeeper Doug Carvalho (New Bedford, MA) stopped 7 shots on the afternoon, but a haphazard handle of a free kick gave Molloy a 1-0 lead in just the 5th minute.

Head Coach Tony Martone was understandably discouraged with the result, but hopeful in looking forward to Conference play.

“We were never really organized from the start and all of a sudden we’re down 1-0 in the first half,” Martone said. “Molloy is a solid team, but we definitely need to possess the ball better if we are to compete in our conference down the line.”

Merrimack begins their Northeast-10 Conference schedule on Saturday, September 19 at the College of Saint Rose with a 1:00pm kick off.