Reds top Huskies in men's soccer

(HALIFAX, N.S.)—The UNB Reds defeated the SMU Huskies 4-1 on Saturday night in Atlantic University Sport men's soccer action from Huskies Stadium.

Both teams were scoreless after 45 minutes, with UNB outshooting Saint Mary's 6-1 in the half.

UNB opened the scoring in the second half in the 58^th minute when fifth year midfielder Ben Gorringe (Mount Uniacke, NS) found a turnover inside SMU's 18-yard box and made a nice play on the ball with his left foot for a 1-0 Reds lead.

Keji Adeniyi added his first career AUS goal in the 70^th minute when the London, England native scored on a deflection off the post for 2-0 UNB lead.

One minute later in the 71^st, striker Tristan Nkoghe (Sherbrooke, QC) scored on a loose ball from a UNB corner kick.

Gorringe added his second of the match in the 87^th minute.

Defender Cameron Zinn (Bridgewater, NS) scored in the 90^th minute for Saint Mary's, who have lost four in a row and sit at 4-4 in conference play.

UNB outshot SMU 12-4 in the half and 18-5 for the match.

Goalie Evan Barker (Winnipeg, MB) made three saves in the win for UNB while Kerry Michelin made eight saves in the loss for Saint Mary's.

A chippy match, UNB had 13 fouls compared to nine for SMU.

UNB improves to 3-2-2 on the year.

Both teams return to action next week with SMU visiting the Dal Tigers in the Halifax Derby on October 3^rd at 7:15 p.m. at the Wanderers Grounds.

Acadia travels to Fredericton October 5^th for a 3:15 p.m. match versus UNB.

Dominic Nolasco, SMU Communications

Photo Nick Pearce