Hawks Battle to Stalemate Against Eastern Connecticut State University – University of Hartford Athletics

West Hartford, Conn. — The University of Hartford men’s soccer team battled to a draw on Saturday evening against Eastern Connecticut State University with a 0-0 final. 

Rapid Recap

• The Warriors held possession for most of the contest getting the first chance in the 4th minute with a shot that was blocked. Senior Kellijah Morgan (Kingston, Jamaica) had the first shot for the Hawks, but it was not on target. In the 11th minute, sophomore Ryan Lunn (Southington, Conn.) stopped his first shot of the evening turning away Sean Cafferty. Lunn would make two more stops in the half as the teams continued to battle without shots for the final 20 minutes in the first half as it concluded. 
• In the 47th minute sophomore Austin Murawski (Rocky Hill, Conn.) had a good chance to put the Hawks on top, but it couldn’t find the target as we stayed scoreless. In the 50th minute graduate student Trey Sadler (Newington, Conn.) logged the only shot on target for Hartford in the game, but Nathan Yeich made the stop to keep the score at 0-0. In the 66th minute the Warriors had the best chance of the night as Eliot Melgar fired a shot that Lunn deflected off the post, but stayed out of the net. Sadler and Morgan each had final minute chances, but both escaped the net as the final whistle blew to end the contest at a 0-0 draw. 

Inside the Numbers:

• Lunn made five saves for the Hawks in the shutout draw for Hartford. 
• Sadler returned to the field for Hartford for the first time since October 21st of 2023 after sustaining an injury that ended his season. Trey ended the night with two shots in 20 minutes played. 
• The Warriors out shot the Hawks by a 15-10 margin and a 6-1 on target differential. 

Up Next:

The Hawks will host Albertus Magnus College on September 11th with a 7:00 p.m. start. 

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