ARLINGTON -- For the second time in three years, Marymount men's soccer will host Neumann in the Atlantic East championship after the Saints dispatched Marywood 2-0 on Wednesday night at Long Bridge Park. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Marymount generated some impressive offense in the first half, nearly capitalizing on beautiful long-range shots by Daniel Yi and Alvaro Valdovinos that required impressive saves by Marywood. 
• Bayron Banegas also picked up some impressives in the net, recording a total of five saves as he recorded his second clean sheet in a row. 
• The Saints finally broke through in the 76th minute after Erick Shoetter-Rojas sent the ball left past the keeper after an assist from Leonardo Torres. It was Shoetter-Rojas's eighth goal of the season and was the eighth assist of the season for Torres. 
• Less than three minutes later, Torres gave the Saints some breathing room after beating the keeper to the right after a great pass ahead by Jorge Lopez. The goal was the 16th of the season for Torres and the fourth assist of the season for Lopez. 
• As a team, Marymount drew six corner kicks compared to two for Marywood and also held a 14-8 advantage in shots. 
• Banegas and the Marymount defense kept the Pacers off the board and held on for a 2-0 win. 

UP NEXT

• For the second time in three seasons, the Saints will host Neumann in the Atlantic East men's soccer championship. The Saints won the title in 2022 in penalty kicks with a number of players still on the roster today having impacts on that game. 
• Marymount most recently topped the Knights on the road last Wednesday with a 1-0 victory to snatch the No. 1 seed and earn home-field advantage. 

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