Box score

WINCHESTER, Va. - Stevenson men's soccer freshman Roderick Linkonko (Arlington, Va./Wakefield) and sophomore Chris Sokolis (Perry Hall/Perry Hall) each picked up their first points of the season, but Shenandoah scored a season-high three goals en route to a 3-1 victory Sunday evening at Shentel Stadium.

The loss was the third in four road games this season for the Mustangs (5-5) whose five wins are the most to start a season after 10 games since 2006 when they were 6-4. That year, the team finished 11-7.

For the first time in the last five games, Stevenson was not the first team to score as Adam Aldinger gave the Hornets (2-5-2) a 1-0 lead only three minutes into the game off an assist from Kevin Schaeffer at 3:20.

However, the Mustangs would tie the game just 1:23 later when Linkonko scored his first career goal of an assist from Sokolis who picked up his first point since a 4-3 win over Shenandoah a year ago on Sept. 20, 2008. He finished his first season with four points on two goals.

Aldinger would later pick up his second goal of the game in the 19th minute to give the Hornets a 2-1 lead which they would take into halftime.

After Shenandoah held a 7-3 edge in shots and a 4-1 margin in corner kicks in the first half, Stevenson would hold the advantage in the second half, but couldn't get the tying goal as Arman Bozorgmanesh totaled three of his four saves to protect the lead.

Kyle Farrell would then add an insurance goal in the 68th minute to cap the scoring for the Hornets who have now gone unbeaten in three of their last four after starting the season 0-4-1.

Sophomore Ryan Flannelly (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) finished with five saves for the Mustangs.

Stevenson returns to action on Wednesday, hosting a CAC contest with Mary Washington at Caves Athletics Complex beginning at 4:00 p.m.