Men's Soccer draws with Pittsburgh; Hofstra upends Temple in FieldTurf/Courtyard by Marriott, LaGuardia Soccer Classic

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9/11/04 -- Long Island played to a 0-0 tie with Pittsburgh and Hofstra posted a 1-0 overtime victory over Temple in day one of the FieldTurf/Courtyard by Marriott, LaGuardia Soccer Classic at LIU Field.

The LIU-Pittsburgh encounter was a physical one as the teams combined for 56 fouls and seven cards. The Blackbirds (0-2-1) owned a 20-9 shot advantage, including 17-5 after regulation.

Senior goalkeeper Ryszard Gorski (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) came up with three big saves for LIU. He stoned Thomas Decato up close in the 77th minute and made saves in the second overtime off Billy Brush and Brian Madden.

Justin Lowery also played solidly in net, posting eight saves for the Panthers.

Senior Norman LeVesque (Yucaipa, Calif.) took four shots for LIU with sophomore Omer Rozen (Hashofet, Israel) and senior Jonas Stigh (Trollhattan, Sweden) adding three apiece.

Brush led Pittsburgh with three shots.

Brandon Quaranta scored the game-winner in the 92nd minute to lift Hofstra in the first game of the tournament. A throw-in led to the score as Temple goalie Patrick Hannigan came out of the pentitley box to punch a loose ball only to deliver directly to Quaranta and the senior drilled a hard shot into the right corner.

The Pride outshot the Owls 21-7, including 9-1 in the second half. Hannigan registered seven saves and Hofstra netminder Matthias Gumbrecht recorded two.

Hofstra improves to 3-1 on the season and Temple falls to 0-3. Day two of the FieldTurf/Courtyard by Marriott, LaGuardia Classic continues Sunday, September 12 with the Pride facing Pittsburgh at 12:00. Host LIU will tangle with Temple at 2:30 p.m.