In a rematch of the 2025 MAAC (now Metro) Championship, Siena Men's Soccer battled Sacred Heart to a scoreless draw Saturday afternoon in Fairfield, CT. The Saints (3-5-6, 1-1-5) recorded their sixth shutout of the season, holding the Pioneers (3-5-7, 1-2-4) off the scoreboard despite facing 18 shots, including six on goal.
Bennet Glinder anchored the defensive effort with six saves across 90 minutes, including four in the second half.
Lee Mara led the Saints with three shots, putting one on target, while Siena committed a season-low one foul.
Sacred Heart applied pressure early, but Glinder denied Ivan Marques in the ninth minute to keep the Pioneers off the board. Siena responded with opportunities of its own, as
Emilio Migliorelli forced a save in the 22nd minute before
Ben Biton recorded a shot five minutes later. Mara added two attempts, including one on goal in the 33rd minute, while Glinder made another stop on Ivan Morcillo.
Alejandro Perez Jorda and
Ivan Struk added late first-half attempts as the sides went into the break scoreless.
The Saints came out aggressively after halftime, with
Enesio Capollari and
Sean Kelly recording early shots as Siena earned four corner kicks in a two-minute span. Capollari put an attempt on target, but Sacred Heart goalkeeper Anthony Suarez made the save.
The Pioneers responded with sustained pressure, forcing Glinder to make four second-half stops to preserve the shutout. Siena continued to look for an opening through attempts from
Enzo Lefebvre, Struk and Mara, but neither side found the breakthrough as the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
Siena returns to action on Wednesday, Oct. 28, hosting Merrimack at 3 p.m. at Hickey Field in Loudonville, NY.
