OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. – The University of New Haven men’s soccer team lost 2-0 Thursday afternoon at New York Institute of Technology in a non-conference match. The Chargers fall to 5-9-1 on the season, while N.Y.I.T. improves to 7-6-1.

Despite holding the game scoreless through 74-minutes and 24-seconds, the Chargers led the game get away in the matter of just a few seconds. The Bears scored at 74:24 off a cross and a shot from 18-yards out to take a 1-0 lead. The Bears then scored their second goal just 13-seconds later when Maciek Serafin beat UNH goalkeeper Jonathan Creem (Naugatuck, Conn.).

For the remaining 89 minutes the Chargers and N.Y.I.T. played a very evenly-match game. Both teams tallied 10 shots and one save. The Chargers attempted seven corners kicks, while the Bears took three. N.Y.I.T. was called for 13 fouls, while the Chargers recorded seven.

Matt Sarrazin (Meriden, Conn.) and Austin Coleman (North Haven, Conn.) each led the Chargers with two shots, while Nick Pezzente (Old Saybrook, Conn.) and Joe Pires (Shelton, Conn.) each tallied one shot-on-goal.

The Chargers return to action on Sunday, October 24 when they host St. Michael’s College in a NE-10 game at Kayo Field. Game time is set for 11 a.m.