Senior Alan McGreal (Dublin, Ireland) of the Canisius College men’s soccer team wrapped up his successful career with All-MAAC First Team accolades, announced by the conference on Thursday. McGreal is the first player in the program’s history to earn all-conference honors in each of his four seasons.
McGreal led the Griffs with 24 points, 10 goals and four assists during his senior campaign. His 24 points rank second in the conference, while his 10 goals are tied for the most in the MAAC.
McGreal graduates as the most prolific scorer in the program’s history. The Dublin, Ireland native holds school records with 99 career points, 24 more than the next highest Griff, 35 career goals and 29 career assists.
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Senior Alan McGreal (Dublin, Ireland) broke the program’s record for most career goals but the Canisius College men’s soccer team could not overcome a 2-0 deficit and lost to the host Gaels on Friday afternoon, 2-1. The defeat drops the Griffs, who are in a battle for the final MAAC Championship berth, to 4-4-0 on the season in conference play, while the first-place Gaels improve to 7-1-0 against MAAC foes.
McGreal’s goal gives him 35 for his career, surpassing the previous record set by Tony Burke, who scored 34 goals from 1993 to 1996. McGreal already holds the school records with 99 career points and 29 career assists.
Canisius, who entered the day trailing Niagara for the fourth and final playoff berth by one point, can still clinch a spot in the MAAC Tournament on Sunday. The Griffs need to beat Fairfield and have either Niagara earn one point in its final two games (at Fairfield and at Iona) or have the Purple Eagles defeat or draw Fairfield later on Friday.
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Western Michigan scored four unanswered goals in the second half, rallying from a 3-1 halftime deficit to defeat the Canisius College men’s soccer team on Friday afternoon, 5-3.
The Broncos found the back of the net first, connecting during the 18th minute of play when Tyler Rosenhagen tallied his first goal of the season. However, the Griffs responded with three-consecutive scores to take the lead.
McGreal got the Griffs on the scoreboard in the 27th minute, scoring his third goal of the season. The senior fired a long shot toward the goal and the ball bounced over the Bronco goalkeeper to knot the game at one.
Western Michigan came out firing in the second half, hoping for a comeback. Joel Del Toro and Danny Mortemore both scored their first goals of the season in the 52nd and 59th minutes, respectively, to knot the game at three.
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