Men’s Soccer Returns Home to face Sacred Heart Saturday

The Intro

• The Saint Peter's University men's soccer team continues the 2021 campaign as they host the Sacred Heart Pioneers from the NEC.
• The Peacocks are coming off a 2-0 loss at St. Francis Brooklyn this past Saturday.
• Graduate goalkeeper Guillem Badenes Mecho has made 18 saves through his first five starts this season.
• Senior forward Matt Hoyt is tied for the team lead in goals, scoring two on the young season.

Series with the Pioneers

• Saturday's matchup will be the 17th meeting between the Peacocks and the Pioneers, dating all the way back to 1970.
• Saint Peter's has a 7-9 record all-time against Sacred Heart.
• The two sides last met on September 11, 2019, with the Peacocks losing by a score of 2-1 in Fairfield, Connecticut. 
• Junior defender Tom Climpson recorded an assist in the previous matchup between the two sides.
• Climpson, senior forward Matt Hoyt, Graduate defender Anton Moore, and senior midfielder Jamie Davis all started in the previous matchup with the Pioneers.
• The Peacocks last beat Sacred Heart in 2018, winning by a score of 2-1 on September 12th in Jersey City.

Davis Named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Student-Athlete of the Week

• Saint Peter's Jamie Davis has been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Male Student-Athlete of the Week.
• Davis has been on a tear to open up the season for the Peacocks. The senior midfielder has scored or assisted on five of the six goals scored by Saint Peter's. 
• The co-captain has started in four games, including a 2-1 double overtime win at home versus Bucknell on September 4, in which he scored the game tying goal and provided the game winning assist. He currently leads the team in assists (3), points (7), and is tied for the team lead in goals (2).
• A senior from Chesire, England, Davis has amassed four goals and 12 assists during his spectacular career as a Peacock. He was named to the MAAC All-Academic Team in the 2019 and the 2020-21 season, as well as being named to the All-MAAC Preseason team in 2020-21.

Up Next

• The Peacocks finish up their out-of-conference slate when they host Lafayette College on Tuesday, September 21st, with kick off scheduled for 3 p.m.

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