Release courtesy of ACPHS Athletics
ACPHS topped Davis College 7-0 on Wednesday night following a 2nd half outburst. With the win, the Panthers are now 5-1-1 in the HVIAC and 9-4-1 overall. The Davis Falcons fell to 1-7-1 in the league and 2-10-1 on the year.
ACPHS had the lion's share of possession in the first half, and created plenty of chances with it, but were unable to put any of them past Falcon keeper Jackson Henri who made 10 saves on the day. Their best chance came when senior forward Mina Girgis (Canyon Country, CA / John Burroughs HS) found sophomore Austin Myers (Morrisonville, NY / Saranac High) with a smooth back-heel pass which Myers finished off, but the goal was disallowed due to the offside flag. The teams went into the half scoreless, but with ACPHS outshooting Davis 11-4.
Head coach Jon Piraino's halftime team talk must have struck a chord with the Panthers though, as they would score seven unanswered goals in the 2nd half. The first came just six minutes in, when freshman Zachary Lanoue(Troy, NY / Averill Park High School) put Girgis in position to add to his hefty goal tally on the year. Girgis drilled a shot into the lower left-hand corner of the net for his team-leading 15th goal, and the Panthers never looked back. From the 60th to 64th minute, Albany received goals from Myers, senior Kyle Jenkins (Holbrook, NY / Sachem East High School), and Lanoue which put the game out of reach for the Falcons. Myers notched his 2nd goal of the night in the 73rd minute, with freshmen Lucas Teodoro (West Hartford, CT / Conard High School) and Firas Siddiqui(Allentown, PA / Parkland High School) wrapping up the game's scoring in the final 10 minutes.
Albany finished the game with an astounding 31 shots, 17 of which went on goal. Matt Houlihan was not tested often, but made three saves in just over 78 minutes to improve his season record to 8-4-1.
ACPHS continues conference play this weekend, with matchups away to the Culinary Institute on Saturday and home to Pratt Institute on Sunday, October 22nd.
