BOSTON -- Boston Univeristy sophomore Stephen
Knox scored his first goal of the season off a pass from junior Aaron
O'Neal in the 34th minute to give the No. 14/14 (NSCAA/Soccer America Polls) Terriers (3-1-1) a 1-0 victory over No. 4/3 St. John's (1-1-2) on Sunday night at
Nickerson Field. The game-winning tally was the first of Knox's career.
Senior goalkeeper Hrafn
Davidsson made a pair of saves, while sophomore defender Colin
Henry made a game-saving stop by heading away targeted for the back of the net ball with an empty
net to preserve the victory with 11:27 left in regulation.
The win gives America East a 2-0-1 record against ranked opponents and a 5-3-2 mark versus BCS conference teams thus far in 2009. The Terrers also knocked off No. 12 UConn on Sept. 5, 3-0 in Storrs. while Stony Brook earn a tie against the Red Storm on Friday.
Also over the weekend, UMBC improved to 5-0-0 with wins over St. Francis (Pa.) and Mount St. Mary's. It's the Retrievers best start since the 1999 squad went 19-1-2, won the Northeaset Conference title and earned an NCAA tournament bid.