The Seawolves mens’ soccer team could not stay undefeated in America East play after this weekend’s 1-0 loss to Boston University on Saturday. Its week wasn’t all bad, though, with a scoreless tie against visiting Albany on Wednesday night.
Stony Brook fell to 6-5-3 overall this season and 2-1-1 in America East play. After both games the Seawolves now sit third in the A.E. standings, earning a valuable point with the tie but being leapfrogged by Boston 7-6-0 and 3-1-0 after the loss. The Albany Great Danes is now 4-6-2 and is still without a win in the league at 0-1-2.
“We’re really disappointed with result,” Head Coach Ryan Anatol said in a press release. “I thought we did enough to get the point, but sometimes it’s the little things that decide the match. BU got its opportunity at the end, and sometimes that’s how it goes in soccer.”
Dominique Badji scored with 1:15 remaining in the first overtime to take the win for BU. The goal came on a header from a cross off the foot of Anthony Ciccone.
The lone goal spoiled the great defensive effort from SBU, only allowing three shots on goal the entire game. Led by senior captain Kyle McTuek, the defense did not allow a shot on goal from the 19th  minute to 98th minute.
Nick Thomson made four saves for Boston, and Stefan Manz made a pair for the Seawolves.
SBU’s best chance to score on Wednesday was in the 23rd minute when Junior Leonardo Fernandez’s shot hit the crossbar.
Senior Serigne Sylla found the back of the net off the rebound but it was called off for offsides.
The Seawolves defense stepped it up at the end of the second half and into overtime with America East player of the game McTurk leading the way.
The team will host Binghamton University on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.