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St. John's Concludes Road Trip With Matchup At DePaul
10/21/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 21, 2010
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QUEENS, N.Y. - After extending its unbeaten streak to three games with a 1-0 win at Rutgers, the St. John's men's soccer team heads to DePaul to conclude a brief two-game road trip. The Red Storm and Blue Demons take to Wish Field on Oct. 23 for a 2 p.m. contest.
Stat Of The Week
344:55: Current scoreless streak for redshirt freshman Rafael Diaz, a career-long stretch. Diaz has posted three-straight shutouts in that stretch, including a pair of scoreless draws against Syracuse and then-No. 5 Connecticut and a 1-0 win at Rutgers.
Inside The Series With DePaul
- This will be the seventh meeting in a series that dates back to 2005.
- St. John's leads the series 3-2-1, but is 0-1-1 in games played at DePaul.
- St John's is unbeaten in the past three games of the series (2-0-1) and has posted three shutouts in that stretch.
Scouting The Blue Demons
- DePaul is coming off a 2-1 double overtime loss against No. 2 Louisville. After opening the season with a 3-3-1 record in its first seven games, DePaul is 0-5-3 in its last eight games.
- Alex Mangan leads the offense with six goals, three game-winners, and two assists.
- Antonio Aguilar has four goals and two assists, while Willy Lara has a team-best three assists.
- Joe Ferrari has 3-6-2 record to go with a 1.55 goals against average, a .712 save percentage and three shutouts.
Battuto Punyed Game-Winner Extends Unbeaten Streak To Three Games
- Junior Pablo Battuto Punyed tallied his second-career game-winning goal on Oct. 20 in a 1-0 win against Rutgers as St. John's extended its unbeaten streak to three games (1-0-2).
- Battuto Punyed scored his first-career game-winner on Sept. 3 in a season-opening 2-0 win against Virginia Tech.
Lade Named BIG EAST Defensive Player Of The Week
- Following an 0-0-2 week in which St. John's played scoreless draws against Syracuse and then-No. 5 Connecticut, junior defender Connor Lade was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.
- Lade anchored a defensive unit that limited Syracuse to just two shots on goal and blanked a Connecticut offense that was tied for the nation's lead in goals scored and had been shut out just once in the first 12 games.
