STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Hartford men's soccer team continued its upward trend Saturday, knocking off Stony Brook, 3-1, at LaValle Stadium. It marked the Hawk's first America East Conference win and first road victory of the season.
 
Hartford (3-6-2, 1-2-0 America East) got goals from freshman Olivier Sylvain, junior Demario Cameron and senior Tomer Drimmer, to power the Hawks' first three-goal effort since defeating Binghamton, 3-2, during the abbreviated spring season on March 14, 2021. Goalkeeper Rotem Fadida finished with four saves and nearly came away with his second consecutive clean sheet, before Stony Brook's Gabriel Fenandes recorded the Seawolves' lone tally in the closing minutes.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Sylvain got the Hawks on the board late in the first half, taking a pass from Dario Cavada and lacing it low to the right past diving Stony Brook goalkeeper Edmond Kaiser in the 42nd minute. Fadida preserved the Hawks' 1-0 lead with a diving save on a penalty kick by Seawolves' sophomore Aki Solvason just two seconds before halftime.
 
Drimmer converted a penalty kick, his second of the season, to make it 2-0 in the 52nd minute and give the Hawks their first multi-goal lead of the year. Cameron came through with his first goal for Hartford, elevating and redirecting a header off Drimmer's corner kick, to give the Hawks a 3-0 advantage in the 67^th minute.
 
Fernandes cut the deficit to 3-1 in the 86^th minute, but the Seawolves could not overcome Hartford's advantage.
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Hartford led in shots (16-15), shots on goal (8-5) and corner kicks (7-2)
• Sylvain's goal was the first of his career
• Drimmer's score marked his second penalty kick goal and third overall, tying Addrian Knights-Browne for the team lead
• Drimmer leads the team with eight points on the year
• Cameron's tally was his first as a Hawk
• Cavada's assist was his first of the season
• Saturday was the first conference win and first road victory for Hartford this season
• It was the Hawks' first conference road win since defeating Binghamton, 1-0, on April 2, 2021
• It was Hartford's first multi-goal victory since defeating UAlbany, 2-0, in the 2021 spring season opener (March 5)
• Saturday's win was the Hawks' first in which they didn't shut out their opponent this season
• It marked the seventh time in 11 games that the Hawks have allowed one goal or less
• Hartford's back-to-back wins are the first for the Hawks since defeating UAlbany (2-0) and Binghamton (3-2) to open the spring 2021 season

 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks will host Yale (3-4, 0-0 Ivy League) in their final non-conference matchup of the season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 13-8-2, including a 7-1-1 mark since 1999. Yale did not compete during the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bulldogs went 13-3-2 during their last full season, in 2019, winning the Ivy League title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament.