Men’s Soccer Defeats Iona, 1-0, Behind Hissrich’s Third Goal of the Year

Saturday, September 2

Washington, DC

3 PM

George Washington University

1-0-2, 0-0-0

Iona

1-2-0, 0-0-0

Iona

George Washington

Men’s Soccer Defeats Iona, 1-0, Behind Hissrich’s Third Goal of the Year

9/2/2023 5:59:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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WASHINGTON - GW men's soccer (1-0-2, 0-0-0 A-10) picked up its first win of the season on Saturday afternoon, defeating Iona (1-2-0, 0-0-0 MAAC), 1-0, in front of a full house at the GW Soccer Field. Ben Hissrich was the hero for the Revolutionaries in the 79th minute as he netted the match's only goal, and Duncan Wegner didn't shy away from his first start of 2023, stopping all 10 Iona shots on goal for his first career clean sheet.

HOW IT HAPPENED
79th Minute: With just over 10 minutes remaining in the match, Louis Saville sent a cross into the box, and after a deflection off an Iona defender, the ball found its way to Hissrich, who hit a one-timed volley past the Gaels' goalkeeper and into the top-left corner of the net.

NOTEWORTHY

Hissrich has scored a goal in three-straight matches to begin his collegiate career and now sits atop GW's points list with six points.
Wegner made 10 saves in his second-career start and earned his first career clean sheet.
Saville collected his first career collegiate point on his assist on Hissrich's goal.
Colin Prendergast was GW's only field player to play the full 90 minutes.
GW was outshot, 15-9, including 10-4 in shots on goal.
Six yellow cards were issued in the match: Jad Benjelloun (14th minute), the Iona bench (60th minute), Bruno Rivera (66th minute) and Aly Camara (78th minute) were cautioned for Iona, along with Tim Neumann (73rd minute) and George Vincent (88th minute) for GW.

UP NEXT
The Buff and Blue are back on the GW Soccer Field on Tuesday afternoon to host Stony Brook. Kickoff on The Vern is set for 3 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.