Homestand Concludes As St. John's Hosts Central Connecticut State

Sept. 28, 2015

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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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Homestand Concludes As St. John's Hosts Central Connecticut State

Players Mentioned

Mike Prosuk

Filippo Ricupati

Jordan Stagmiller

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