Daemen at Staten Island – Saturday, October 3
The Daemen Wildcats travel to face the Staten Island Dolphins this Saturday at Dolphins Soccer Park in Staten Island, NY, with kickoff set for 2:30 PM. The 'Cats and 'Fins both made headlines last Wednesday with road upsets in conference action, as Daemen took down reigning ECC Champion Roberts Wesleyan, 3-1, and Staten Island upset then-No. 16 Queens, 2-0. Both squads have the week off, returning to action against each other on Saturday. 

Entering the week, Daemen owns a 1-7-2 overall record (1-2 ECC, T-5th in conference standings), last playing Mercy to a tight 2-1 loss this past Saturday. Junior defender Jordan Hernandez scored early in Daemen's loss to Mercy while junior forward Afonso Abreu, senior forward Tim Florek, and senior midfielder Stefan Jankovic hit the back of the net in the 'Cats win over Roberts Wesleyan prior to that. Abreu ranks seventh in the ECC with a Daemen-leading three goals while Jankovic and freshman forward Sincere Noble have added two apiece. Junior goalkeeper Colin Hockridge is expected to make his fourth start between the pipes this Saturday. 

Entering the week, Staten Island sits at 3-4-1 overall (1-1-1 ECC, T-3 in conference standings), unbeaten in three of its last four matches. Junior midfielder Korsay Arslan scored in CSI's tight 2-1 loss to Roberts Wesleyan this past Saturday while ECC Rookie of the Week freshman forward Dylan Meadows dropped a brace and ECC Weekly Honor Roll selection senior goalkeeper Carlos Romero Astacio notched the clean sheet in CSI's historic win over Queens prior to that; the win marked CSI's first-ever Division II victory over a nationally-ranked opponent. Sophomore midfielder Yair Roman ranks eighth in the ECC with a CSI-leading eight points (3g, 2a), followed by Meadows (3g) and junior midfielder/forward Deniz Karcher (2g, 1a). Romero Astacio is 3-2-1 in net and ranks third in the ECC in goals against average (.83), save percentage (84.8), and shutouts (3).