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.

Michael O'Keeffe wins MAAC Defensive Player of the Week

Stags goalie Michael O'Keeffe has won his second consective MAAC Defensive Player of the Week. He allowed 1 goal in his last three games including a shutout aganist Boston College. He had a 333 minute consecitive scoreless streak snapped and leads the MAAC in save percentage and goals per game.

Very underrated in terms of the MAAC and Fairfield. He has the chance to be one of the best players to ever put on a Stags uniform. I mean, he was named to the all-MAAC first team last year and is well on his way to be named that again.

Fairfield 0 Boston College 0

The Fairfield Stags Men's soccer team (1-1-3) battled #13 Boston College (2-0-2) to a scoreless draw last night. It is the second straight tie for the Stags. Click here for a complete recap.

The Least You Should Know:
-Michael O'Keeffe extended his scoreless streak to 281 minutes. He made 5 saves in the contest including a diving stop in the closing minutes.

-The Eagles outshot the Stags 17-11 including 6-3 on goal.

-In the 99th minute, Fairfield's shot hit the crossbar and Adam Cowen got the rebound but the Eagle's goalkeeper managed to save it and force a second overtime

Do the Stags win this game with Jack Burridge? It's questionable but you can certainly make the argument. All-in-all this is a GREAT game for the Stags. I mean even though they did not pull off the upset they showed that they can go face to face with some of the best teams. For a team that lost aganist winless Albany to start the year this is a HUGE step in the right direction and with only a few non-conference games left, this team might be getting hot at the right time.

Up Next:
The Stags play their sixth straight home game as they host the Northeastern Huskies Friday at 7PM.

Erik Ilisije and Michael O' Keeffe earn all-MAAC honors

Fairfield Stags forward Erik Ilisije and goalie Michael O'Keeffe earned all MAAC honors from the previous week. For the complete story click here.

Ilisije scored 2 goals in the week with both of the tallies coming in a 2-1 win aganist the Yale Bulldogs on Lessing Field. Those were his first two points of the season and currently leads the team in scoring.

This seems to be a trademark for Ilisije. He seems to score in bunches. Last year he had a couple of multi goal games and finished with 6 on the season.

Michael O'Keeffe earned MAAC Defensive player of the week after only allowing one goal in over 180 minutes of play. The sophomore earned First Team All-MAAC last year and recorded his first shutout of the 2010 campaign. For the season he has allowed 1.09 goals per game.

I am happy for O'Keeffe because the talent is there. He struggled early and started to get down on himself. I talked with him after the tie with Bradley and he seemed upset. He told me that he apologized to his coach after the game, as well. Nice bounce back for the Kiwi. When he is on, he is one of the best in the MAAC.