THE BASICS:

Score: Brown 1, Holy Cross 0
Records: Holy Cross (1-2-2, 0-0-0 Patriot League); Brown (3-0-0, 0-0-0 Ivy League)
Location: Providence, R.I. (Stevenson Field)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015
Time: 4:30 p.m.
The Lead: Jack Gorad scored the only goal of the game on a penalty kick for the Bears as the Holy Cross men's soccer team fell to Brown, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon in non-conference action.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Crusaders took the first two shots on goal of the game in the fifth minute when junior Joey DeVivo (Ridgefield, Conn.) had a shot saved by Teo Norhagen and then Norhagen was able to save a shot off the rebound by junior Matt Villano (Basking Ridge, N.J.).
• Senior captain Kevin Wright (McKinney, Texas) made his first save of the game in the 20th minute off a shot by Will Cross. Wright then posted back-to-back saves off shots by Jason Pesek and Tim Whalen in the 21st minute.
• Brown took a 1-0 lead when a hand ball was called in the box on the Crusaders and Gorab found the back of the net on the penalty kick in the 38th minute (37:05).
• Wright made a save off a header by Jack Hagstrom in the 49th minute, then just 58 seconds later he posted a save on a shot by Quinn English to keep the score at 1-0. The Crusaders then took the ball down the field, but a shot by Villano was saved by Norhagen.
• In the 73rd minute, sophomore Yuji Callahan (Okinawa, Japan) attempted to tie the game but his shot hit the crossbar.
• With 23 seconds left in regulation, Villano took a shot that went wide as the Bears posted the 1-0- victory.

KOOLMAN ON THE GAME: 

• “We did everything right today we just fell short versus a really good team,” said Holy Cross head coach Marco Koolman. “During the second half we had plenty of opportunities to score we just were not able to capitalize. But our team played very well and worked extremely hard. We were very good on the day. We just need to finish our opportunities.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:                                                                            

• Wright made seven saves for Holy Cross, while Norhagen had four saves for Brown.
• The Crusaders outshot the Bears, 15-10, but Brown had eight shots on goal and Holy Cross took four.
• The Bears took six corner kicks and the Crusaders tallied two.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 16, when it travels to Hamden, Conn., to take on Quinnipiac at 4:00 p.m.

KEEP CONNECTED:

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