WVOF Lyndon Jordan Interview

WVOF had the chance to talk with Lyndon Jordan and here is what he had to say about the upcoming year and the heartbreaking way last year ended.

Q: How excited are you for the upcoming year?
A: Very excited. We got a great squad. We were so close last year. But this year we can get all the way.

Q: Is there any one game you're looking forward to?
A: Every game is important but definitely looking forward to play in the MAAC Championship on our home court.

Q: When you play Siena, will you see it as a revenge game, is there still a bad taste left in your mouth after that game?
A: Somewhat because we lost to them three times in the year, not just in the championship and we thought we were capable of beating them. So yeah we're going to step our game up kinda get revenge.

Q: What was the best part of playing on the team last year?
A: Probably playing against George Mason and seeing we had the team of guys who were down and everybody thought we were out and we made one of the greatest comebacks and to see our whole team was just determined. That's probably the best moment.

Q: You're probably going to be preseason number 1, is there any added pressure on the team?
A: Definitely. Coach says it every day at practice. You know when your the number one team, everybody's looking at you, everybody wants to beat you. Just like last year everybody wanted to beat Siena and now that's us. So we just got to come prepared everyday.

New Hampshire 1 Fairfield 0

The Fairfield Stags Men's Soccer team (1-3-4) was shutout by the New Hampshire Wildcats (5-0-2) last night. Click for a complete recap and boxscore.

The Least You Should Know:
- The lone goal of the game came just 5 minutes into the first half. Michael O'Keeffe had a solid 85:00 of shutout soccer tallying up 9 saves.

- The Stags were out shot 10-5 on goal.

- Fairfield has not won since September 6th. They are 0-2-3 over that span.

Just like the women's soccer team I am concerned about the offense. They did have lots of shots. The bright spot of this is that the players you rely on all had these shots on goal. Jon Clements the freshmen, had two shots on goal and Erik Ilisije had 1 of his own. It's the law of averages. If they keep shooting it and making the best of their opportunities then these goals will end up touching the back of the net sooner or later.

Up Next:
The Stags travel to battle the University of Rhode Island on Saturday, October 2nd.

Fairfield 2 Yale 1

The Fairfield Stags men's soccer team (1-1-1) edged the Yale Bulldogs (0-2) by the score of 2-1 to win their first game of the season. Click here for a complete recap.

The Least You Should Know:

-Erik Ilisije scored both Fairfield goals including the GWG in the second overtime. It was his first two goals of the season.

- Jack Burridge played in his first game after missing nearly six over the past two years.

- Michael O'Keeffe made a great diving stop to keep the game tied in overtime.

- The Stags outshot their opponent once again by a 11-8 margin.

This is the game that you want to see from the Stags and I do not think it is a coincidence that this happened when Jack Burridge returned to the lineup. He was their leading scorer last year and they do not look the same without him.

This was the third straight game where the Stags held the edge in the shot category. If they continue this then their scoring will have to increase. That is an important stat.

Up Next:

The Stags will play their fourth straight home game Saturday afternoon when they host UMASS at 2:00