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MSOC Senior Day 2025
Elizabeth Riccio - IonaGaels.com
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Mount St. Mary's Mount (3-8-5, 3-5-1)
3
Winner Iona IONA (7-3-5, 5-1-3)
Mount St. Mary's Mount
(3-8-5, 3-5-1)
1
Final
3
Iona IONA
(7-3-5, 5-1-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mount St. Mary's Mount 1 0 1
Iona IONA 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Aaliyah Reyes - Athletic Communications Assistant

Iona MSOC Clinches Playoff Spot with a 3-1 Win Over Mount on Senior Day

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Iona University men's soccer team secured its spot in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship field with a commanding 3–1 victory over Mount St. Mary's on a Saturday afternoon at Mazzella Field. The Gaels pulled away from the Mountaineers with a two-goal second half to secure the senior day victory. 
 
Prior to kickoff, the Maroon & Gold honored its graduating class of 2026. Graduate Students Storm Schmidt Hollensted, Aitor Jorde, Chris Morandi, Yannik Vogel, Riccardo Di Vincenzo along with seniors Bruno Rivera, Sean Krause-Huckleberry, Matias Mancheno, Loukas Georgiou were all recognized and started the contest for Iona.

Morandi opened the scoring with his third goal of the season in the first half. Rookie Enbiya Bolur netted his fourth goal in the second half off assists from Morandi and Mancheno. Sophomore Alvaro Maneiro capped the scoring with a penalty kick goal for his fourth tally of the season. Sophomore goalkeeper Fernando Alves Schmelz anchored the defense with two key second-half saves for the Gaels.

GAME SUMMARY

In the final home game of the regular season, the Gaels set the tone early off the opening draw with a free kick opportunity just 70 seconds into the game. A shot from Maneiro just outside the 18-yard box was knocked down by the Mountaineers wall. Morandi was there to collect the rebound and fired a high right-footed shot into the back of the net for the early 1-0 lead. 

The Gaels looked to continue the pace on the offensive end, firing two more shots on goal over the next but Julian Marcos was there to make the saves for the Mount.

Mount St. Mary's caught a break in the 40th minute, intercepting a cross field pass near midfield that lead to a three-on-two breakaway. Jack Kehoe led the breakaway chance dribbling all the way into the 18-yard box and sent a pass out to the right for Luciano Schiaffini to bury the low shot to the back left corner of the goal to tie the game 1-1 before the halftime break.

Iona regained control in the second half as Mancheno sent a long pass just near midfield in the 58th minute to Morandi who used no look feed out to Bolur. The rookie dribbled past the Mountaineers back line and buried the go-ahead goal for the Gaels.

Momentum carried over for the Gaels, drawing a foul inside the 18-yard box just three minutes later prompting a penalty kick. Maneiro stepped back and rifled the shot past the diving reach of Marcos for the 3-1 advantage. 

The Mountaineers looked for one final push on the offensive end but Alves Schmelz was there with saves in the 66th and 87th minute to hold the final score to cap the regular season slate at Mazzella Field.

TEAM STATS

  • The Gaels held a strong 18–6 advantage on shot attempts and a 6–3 edge in shots on goal.
  • Iona also led 6–3 in corner kicks and 2–1 in assists.
  • There were 23 combined fouls between both teams, with five yellow cards handed out to the Mountaineers.

UP NEXT

The Gaels will face off against rival Manhattan University on Wednesday, November 5 at 6 p.m. for the final game of the 2025 regular season.

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