PURCHASE, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University men's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking Skyline loss to Purchase College, 2-0, at the Purchase College Soccer Field on Wednesday evening. Thanks to Farmingdale State earning a tie over Maritime College, Yeshiva has been eliminated from conference postseason contention.  

The Panthers' (6-8-2, 3-5-1 Skyline) first goal occurred in the 29^th minute, as Anthony Guzzone received a feed from Ramsey Heitmann and shot the ball below the crossbar and into the net. Purchase went into the half, up 1-0.

Yeshiva (7-7, 5-5 Skyline) had a chance to tie the match in the 55^th minute, but freshman defender Josef Gad's shot was stopped by Jordan Meade. The Panthers added an insurance tally in the 80^th minute, thanks to Cristian Ishoo tipping in a rebound, to put the home team up by a pair of goals. Guzzone was credited with the assist. Purchase went on to win the match, 2-0.

For the evening, Purchase had the advantage in shots, 19-13, and took three of the four corner kicks. Freshman goalkeeper Edgar Schottland made nine saves for the Maccabees, while Meade turned aside eight shots to earn the shutout victory. Senior midfielder Dan Cohen produced two shots on goal.

Be sure to check out yumacs.com or our social media pages (Facebook: Yeshiva Athletics, Twitter: YUathletics, and Instagram: yeshivaathletics) regarding announcements of potential non-conference matches being added to the 2018 schedule.