BUFFALO, NY – The Alfred University men's soccer team was on the road at D'Youville College on Sunday afternoon. The Saxons (2-5, 0-0 Empire 8) fell to the Spartans by a score of 3-0.
 
The first half was a scoreless battle until the final 10 minutes when D'Youville broke through to make it 1-0. 
 
Raquan Hinds (Rochester, NY / Wilson Magnet) put a shot on goal late in the first half for AU but the D'Youville goal keeper made the save and the game went into the halftime break with the Spartans leading by one goal. 
 
After a shot by D'Youville hit the crossbar and saved Alfred from going down another goal, the Spartans were able to get one into the net just minutes later to go up 2-0.
 
Five minutes later D'Youville added a third goal as insurance and held AU off of the board for the remaining 24 minutes to come away with its fifth victory on the season. 
 
The Saxons did have opportunities with eight total shots on goal five corner kicks but were unable to break through on the scoreboard.
 
Justin Eaton (Williamson, NY / Williamson) led Alfred with three shots on goal. Hinds had two shots on goal while Larsen Lindor (Rochester, NY / East), Evan Merkey (Webster, NY / Webster Schroeder)and Seamus Doyle (Sea Cliff, NY / North Shore) each finished with one shot on goal.
 
"Very disappointing loss on the road," Head Coach Tracy Blake said. "We had a plethora of chances today, and we couldn't hit the back of the net. We also played a lot of players in the second half to see their development over the previous month. Andrew Carrillo Macias (Reno, NV / North Valley) was superb in midfield and we need the same commitment from the rest of the team." 
 
The Saxons will look to turn things around on Wednesday as they travel to Keuka College for a match with the Wolves at 7PM.