The Crusaders Soccer team defeated rival St. Joe's yesterday evening 1-0 to start the conference 2-0.

Gabriele Pili '27 of Buffalo banged in the rebound off of a shot by Carter Amodeo '27 of Lake View in the 28th minute of the second half to give the two-time defending league champion Crusaders the 1-0 win. 

Christian Lumba secured the shutout with 7 saves. 

The rivals meet again in Kenmore on October 8. 

With the win, the Crusaders are now 2-0 in the Monsignor Martin Conference. The Crusaders defeated St. Francis on the road Saturday 7-0. 

The Crusaders have now won 15 consecutive Monsignor Martin games dating back to the 2024 season.

The Crusaders are on the road tomorrow against St. Mary's at Walden Pond Park at 4:30 p.m. before traveling to Rochester Saturday to face off against McQuaid Jesuit at noon.

Rivalry week continues with Volleyball hosting St. Joe's on Thursday and Football playing in Kenmore on Saturday.

Students and families interested in CHS Soccer and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Buffalo Business First as the Buffalo area's "Best Catholic School" and WNY's top private school in "Best High Schools for Athletes" – can learn more by reserving a spot for our Open House on Sunday, Oct. 18 or Monday, Oct. 19 via canisiushigh.org/openhouse

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