ARLINGTON, Va. — The Pratt Institute men's soccer team fell 6-0 to Marymount University in an Atlantic East Conference road contest on Saturday afternoon at Long Bridge Park.
The Saints (6-6-1, 2-0) built a multi-goal lead in each half to turn back the black-and-gold, dropping Pratt to 2-7-1 overall and 1-2 in conference action.
Marymount opened the scoring in the 27th minute when Christopher Nascimento found the net off an assist from Jerry Lopez Felix. The hosts doubled their advantage three minutes later when Erick Shoetter-Rojas converted a penalty kick.
The Saints extended the margin early in the second half scoring four times in a span of 15 minutes from the 50th to 65th minutes to finalize the 6-0 scoreline.
Pratt generated a prime chance in the opening minutes when first-year midfielder Dylan Knott (Albany, Calif.) put a shot on target in the 11th minute that was stopped by Marymount starting goalkeeper Adam Elonai.
Sophomore goalkeeper Hayden Pettit (Houston, Texas) finished with seven saves against 24 total shots. First-year midfielder Pavel Emam (Arlington, Va.) started and logged 83 minutes in his hometown, while senior Aditya Shivkumar (Bombay, India) contributed a second-half shot attempt for the Cannoneers.
Marymount held a 24-2 edge in total shots, a 13-1 advantage in shots on target and a 13-1 margin in corner kicks.
Pratt continues Atlantic East play on the road, traveling to Hackettstown, N.J. on Wednesday, October 14 to face Centenary University at 3 p.m.
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