Conyers, Gonzalez Highlight Shields' First Win, 3-1

Sunday, September 1

Irvine, Calif.

4:00 PM

UC Irvine

1-1-1, 0-0-0

Mercyhurst

0-3-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Mercyhurst	0	1	1
UC Irvine	1	2	3

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Photo by: Matt Brown

Conyers, Gonzalez Highlight Shields' First Win, 3-1

September 01, 2024 | Men's Soccer

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By: Alex Roberts-Croteau

IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine men's soccer got its first win of the season downing Mercyhurst, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at Anteater Stadium.

The Anteaters started the scoring with a 25^th-minute strike. Francesco Montanile drove the right wing starting a give-and-go with Travis Babineau shooting up into the box and finishing around the sprawled out keeper for a 1-0 advantage
The Lakers put up a late chance that Alex Shields saved in the first half before UCI went into the locker room with a 1-0 lead
UCI added the second goal for a 2-0 lead in the 57^th minute. A corner was sent back into the mixer by Brady Treinen to Danny de Lorijn who settled and shot a ball that was saved, and the rebound fell to Justin Conyers to punch home his first career goal
Mercyhurst got back into the match quickly thereafter on a touchline feed to Dylan Sumner who placed his first touch into the upper left to make it a 2-1 game in the 63^rd minute
The Anteaters held back the Laker attack as they looked for the equalizer saving a couple of threats by Sumner
The match was put to rest in the 85^th minute as Noah Clarkson and the attack moved onto goal. His feed to Agaton Pourshahidi put him in for a shot that was stopped before falling to Misael Gonzalez to tap it in and make it 3-1
In goal, Alex Shields picked up two saves for his first collegiate win. 'Eaters put up 13 shots to Mercyhurst's seven recording eight on frame
Montanile's goal was the sixth of his career along with Conyers and Gonzalez who registered their first career goals. Conyers' also went down as the game-winning goal.
Five Anteaters picked up assists with Danny de Lorijn's the first assist and point of his Anteater career.
A number of Anteaters made their debuts for the program including second-year Anteater and transfer Isaiah Quarcoo, junior college transfer Misael Gonzalez, and redshirt freshman Braden Ferreira

FRANCESCOOOOO!! ? Give-and-go (25') with Travis and he slides it in

UC Irvine 1-0 Mercyhurst #TWZ pic.twitter.com/oO2vKx78gg
— UCI Men's Soccer (@UCImsoc) September 1, 2024

JUSTIN CONYERS!! ? First career goal (57') bashing home a rebound

UC Irvine 2-0 Mercyhurst #TWZ pic.twitter.com/GnXuvF4fXw
— UCI Men's Soccer (@UCImsoc) September 2, 2024

MISAEL!! ? First of his career (85') off Agaton's rebound

UC Irvine 3-1 Mercyhurst #TWZ pic.twitter.com/8yvuj6ExxI
— UCI Men's Soccer (@UCImsoc) September 2, 2024

UCI improves to 1-1-1 on the season with a trip to No. 21 UCF, Friday, September 6, and finishing their Florida trip at South Florida on Monday, September 9