The Basics:
Score: Roanoke 1, Stockton 0

Records: Maroons 1-0-0, Ospreys 1-1-0
Location: Salem, Va.

The Lead: A goal late in the first half lifted the Roanoke College men's soccer team to a 1-0 shutout win to open the 2022 season. The game was part of the 2022 VBR Sports Roanoke College Men's Soccer Invitational.

Highlights:

• Both teams played a strong defensive first half until Jake Berecz took a pass from Quinn Kunath in a crowded Osprey goal box and snuck the ball in past the goalkeeper for the lone goal of the contest in the 39^th minute.
• Liam Camilleri led Roanoke with a pair of shots on goal, a game high.
• Zach Behe saved all three shots he faced including two in the second half with the Maroons playing a man down. The last shot came with less than a minute left to preserve the win.
• Stockton had the edge in total shots 11-0 while the Maroons led in corner kicks, 2-1.

Up Next: The Maroons have a day off before wrapping up the 2022 VBR Sports Roanoke College Men's Soccer Invitational on Monday, September 5. RC will take on Texas Lutheran with game time scheduled for 2 p.m. at Kerr Stadium.