Washington, D.C. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Soccer team kept their postseason hopes alive with a key 3-1 ECC victory over the University of the District of Columbia on Saturday afternoon at the MD Sports Complex.

STAC improves to 5-5-4 overall and 1-2-3 in the ECC, while UDC falls to 5-7-1 and 1-5.

How it Happened

• Kevon Evans opened the scoring for the Spartans in the 10th minute, when a UDC free kick was immediately turned over to STAC and Jorge Umana sent a high rising shot, finding Evans going toward the Firebirds goal. Evans corralled the ball and fired a rolling shot past keeper Simon Birnstad and to the back of the net to make it 1-0.
• No further scoring took place in the first half, with UDC taking a 10-6 shots advantage into the halftime break.
• Following the intermission, the host Firebirds got to work and finally tied the score at 1-1 in the 67th minute, with a free kick by Eduardo Bugay finding the head of teammate Keino Thompson, who directed a shot past keeper Tabor McDaniels.
• The first of two late goals for the Spartans came in the 75 minute, as Tristan Greenidge put home a rebound, following a save by Simon Birnstad on another free kick to make it 2-1.
• STAC's insurance goal came 10 minutes later, when a UDC turnover resulted in a Yahir Hernandez blast on frame and past Birnstad, with the assist going to Jorge Umana, giving the maroon and gold the 3-1 lead.
• UDC would get several quality chances in the final minutes of the match, but Tabor McDaniels would come up with multiple saves to help preserve the victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Kevon Evans is now second in goals on the Spartans with seven, following his Saturday tally. Meanwhile, Yahir Hernandez recorded his fourth goal of the season.
• Tristan Greenidge tallied his first goal of the year in the match.
• Tabor McDaniels (W, 2-3-2) got the start between the sticks for STAC and made 12 saves on 13 shots faced.
• UDC outshot St. Thomas Aquinas by a 19-11 margin, with the Firebirds also holding a 4-3 advantage over the Spartans on corners.

Up Next

St. Thomas Aquinas College returns to Spartan Field for its final two regular season games of the season. Coming first will be another ECC tilt, this time with Queens College, on Saturday, October 22. Kick-off scheduled for 12:00 p.m in Sparkill.