WASHINGTON - It was a tough day for the Gallaudet University men's soccer team as the Bison lost 15-0 to Alfred State College on a hot and muggy Sunday afternoon at Hotchkiss Field on the final day of the Tristan Torbett Kick-Off Classic.

The Bison were forced to play a defensive game on their home turf. Gallaudet (0-2) recorded one shot, taken by junior Matteo Giansanti (Rome, Italy), in the 84th minute. A foul by the Pioneers allowed Giansanti to get off a shot on goal that was saved by the goalie.

Alfred State (2-0) scored seven goals in the first half and eight in the second as the Pioneers outshot the Bison, 43-1, and took 10 corner kicks. The GU defense surrendered three penalty kick opportunities that the Pioneers capitalized on. 

Four different Pioneers scored two goals apiece; Nuri Sarbudak and substitutes Jack Emo (two assists), Matthew Zwirblis and Travis Scandalis.

GU goalie Luke McBrine (Weymouth, Mass.) recorded a career-high 11 saves in the loss.

Alfred State and Southern Virginia University finished the three-day tournament with perfect 2-0 records.

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GU will have the week to regroup before heading south for two games next weekend. The Bison will next face Regent University (1-1) in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 1 p.m. in a non-conference game.

About Tristan Torbett
Tristan Torbett was a two-year letterwinner on the Gallaudet men's soccer team (2021, '22) where he played in 29 games (28 starts) and tallied nine points on three goals and three assists. Torbett logged nearly 2,500 minutes in a Bison uniform and is a member of the U.S. Men's Deaf National Team. In September 2023, Torbett suffered a stroke while traveling with the U.S. Men's Deaf National Team to Malaysia for the World Deaf Football Championships. You can read about Tristan's heroic battle for survival in this Yahoo Sports story: "A stroke turned his World Cup into a nightmare. A medical 'miracle' saved his life." Tristan also sat down for an interview with U.S. Soccer last spring, watch it here.