St. John's University Athletics
Homestand Concludes As St. John's Hosts Central Connecticut State
9/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 28, 2015
QUEENS, N.Y. - After opening BIG EAST play with a scoreless draw against Marquette, St. John's (1-6-2) concludes an eight-game homestand at Belson Stadium and closes out regular season non-conference action against Central Connecticut State (2-4-1).
The Red Storm and Blue Devils take the field for a 7:30 p.m. game on Sept. 29.
Free Kicks
- St. John's is 1-1-2 with two shutouts and a 0.68 goals against average in its past four games. The Red Storm has scored three goals in this stretch.
- St. John's has scored four of its five goals this season in the first half, including two that have come in the first 15 minutes of play.
- Three of the Red Storm's goals this season have been scored by freshmen (Filippo Ricupati: 2, Mike Prosuk: 1).
- A total of 13 Red Storm players have made their NCAA Division I debuts this season. St. John's has used 21 players overall, including 17 that have made at least one start.
- St. John's is 47-3-2 (.923) when scoring first since the beginning of the 2010 season.
- With a 382-140-82 (.700) all-time record entering the 2015 season, Dr. Dave Masur ranks as the seventh-winningest active Division I head men's soccer coach by both percentage and victories.
Inside The Series With Central Connecticut State
- St. John's and Central Connecticut State have met just once in a series that dates back to 1997.
- The Red Storm notched a 2-1 overtime victory against the Blue Devils in the only prior meeting.
Scouting The Blue Devils
- Central Connecticut State enters the game with a 2-4-1 record. The Blue Devils have a 1-1-1 record in the past three games, including a 3-1 win against Manhattan.
- Ryan Taylor has three goals and three assists to lead an offense that has seen five different players score at least one goal.
- Louis Beddouri adds three goals, while Ben Knight has two goals and two assists.
- Nick Velleca has started four games and has a 1-1-1 record to go with a 1.66 goals against average. Josef Abele has gone 1-2-0 with a 1.33 goals against average in three starts.
Stagmiller Garners BIG EAST Goalkeeper of The Week Accolades
- Redshirt senior Jordan Stagmiller earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors after a career-high nine-save effort helped St. John's open league play with a scoreless draw.
- Stagmiller went 0-0-1 with one shutout and a 0.58 goals against average to go with a .909 save percentage in two games.
- The keeper played the first half and allowed one goal in an eventual 1-1 draw against Quinnipiac (Sept. 22) before posting his first shutout of the season with the nine-save effort against Marquette (Sept. 26).
- The nine saves bested a previous high of eight, which Stagmiller also set against Marquette on Oct. 11, 2014.
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