Game 8
Saint Peter's (2-5, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Fairfield (1-4-1, 0-0 MAAC)
Date: Wednesday, September 29th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Joseph J. Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, NJ
The Intro
- The Saint Peter's University men's soccer team opens up conference play as they host the Fairfield Stags on Wednesday.
- The Peacocks are coming off a 3-1 loss versus Lafayette last Tuesday.
- The men will look to keep up the good performances in Jersey City, as they have a 2-1 record at Joseph J. Jaroschak Field this season.
Series with the Stags
- Saturday's matchup will be the 53rd meeting between the Peacocks and the Stags, dating all the way back to 1964.
- Saint Peter's has a 20-27-5 record all-time against Fairfield.
- The two sides met twice last season in both the regular season and the postseason. The Peacocks won on March 26th, 2021, by a score of 4-3 in the regular season. Fairfield would go on to win the postseason match on April 11th, 2021, by a score of 1-0. Both matches took place in Jersey City.
Welcome to the Show
- Sophomore midfielder Matt Ellis scored his first career goal last time out against Lafayette.
- He is the second Peacock to achieve this milestone, as graduate defender Kevin Van Der Pol scored his first career goal against Providence on Sunday, August 29th.
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