(St. John's, NL) – The Memorial Sea-Hawks were defeated 1-0 by the visiting StFX X-Men on Saturday night at King George V Field.
StFX came into tonight's matchup with 26 goals on the season, which is tied for the 3rd highest total in the AUS this season. The X-Men looked poised to add to those totals in the first half of action outshooting the Sea-Hawks 12-2. The X-Men also registered 11 corner kicks to the Sea-Hawks 0 going into the break.
Hawks keeper Sam Hawco (Mount Pearl, NL) was up to the challenge, making 3 stops to keep the Sea-Hawks in it.
The X-Men were led by a balanced attack, with both William Warren (Windsor, NS) and Ben Herringer (Calgary, AB) taking 3 shots each, while Josh Read (Bath, England) added another 2 for the visitors.
StFX keeper Seamus MacDonald (Antigonish, NS) wasn't tested often, but did make a great save on a shot from Sea-Hawks midfielder Ben Stone (CBS, NL) late in the half to keep the game tied at 0.
The X-Men were able to continue their pressure in the 2nd half, once again outshooting the Sea-Hawks. StFX would finish the game with 19 total shots compared to 4 for the Hawks.
Despite the flurry of activity in front of the Sea-Hawks net, the game remained scoreless 20 minutes into the 2nd half. The X-Men were able to break the deadlock when they were awarded a penalty kick after Sea-Hawks defender Michael O'Brien (Mount Pearl, NL) committed a foul in the box.
Tane Caubo (London, England) converted the PK to give the X-Men a 1-0 advantage. The X-Men would hold steady for the remainder of the game to secure the victory.
Liam Elbourne (Halifax, NS) was named the Subway Player of the Game from StFX.
The Sea-Hawks and X-Men will return to the pitch tomorrow afternoon at 3:15pm. You can watch them live on AUStv.ca or follow the box scores at www.goseahawks.ca