Soccer

Lions Lose 2-1 Heartbreaker in GNAC Championship

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From St. Joseph's College Sports Information

STANDISH, ME – #1 Saint Joseph’s College (14-7-1, 7-2 GNAC) defeated #6 Emerson College (12-8, 5-4 GNAC), 2-1, in the 2009 GNAC Men’s Soccer Championship at Westerlea Way Field on Saturday afternoon. Jack LaFreniere notched both SJC goals, less than five minutes apart in the second half, to help the Monks capture their first GNAC title. With the win, St. Joe’s collects an automatic berth, awarded to the GNAC winner, into the NCAA DIII Tournament, which begins this week. The trip to the NCAA’s will be the first in men’s soccer program history. NCAA tourney seedings will be announced on Monday morning.

GNAC Tournament Most Valuable Player Will Pike ’10 made three stops in net for the Monks, while his counterpart, Emerson keeper Noah Price ’12 (Apex, NC), registered seven saves in a losing effort.

St. Joe’s dominated play for the majority of the match, but the game stood at a scoreless deadlock after 70 minutes of play despite the fact that the Monks had a handful of excellent opportunities. 

LaFreniere put the Monks on the board at the 71:39 mark with a tremendous individual effort. Andre Cushing fed the ball to the rookie forward, who headed the ball to himself in traffic and beat Price with a ball into the top of the net.

LaFreniere struck again less than five minutes later with his second tally of the game and fourth of the GNAC Tournament. This time the flashy freshman managed to get past the defense and gain control of a bounding ball as Price left the net to challenge. As the ball was about to reach Price, LaFreniere step-kicked the ball, which created an irregular bounce that fooled the Emerson keeper, and wound up following the bouncing sphere into the net with his arms spread wide knowing that he had put his team up by two goals.

The two-score cushion seemed impossible for the visitors to surmount, but a goal from Zach Sayward ’10 (Franklin, MA), which was scored off a free kick, in the 82nd minute provided unwanted drama for the Royal Blue faithful. Sayward unleashed a low, sinking kick directly at Pike, who appeared to make the easy save, but the ball trickled in behind him, cutting the SJC lead in half.

The Lions were unable to mount a serious threat after the Sayward tally, as Pike easily stopped both shots on goal in the final six minutes of play.

The game began with both sides getting a feel for the other, as is typical, but after about 15 minutes the action began and the Monks began pouring on the pressure. In the 24th minute, Doug MacCallum belted a curving kick just over the crossbar and, eight minutes later, LaFreniere battled his way through the Lions defense but his kick was denied with a nice stop by Price. An offsides call with 20 second remaining in the opening half revoked an apparent SJC goal. Overall, Saint Joseph’s outshot Emerson, 5-1 in the first half.

The second stanza began in a similar manner to the way the first ended, as the Royal Blue controlled play and recorded numerous chances, with the common theme being “wide left,” to grab the lead. Seven minutes in, Robins booted a laser that sailed just wide to the left. MacCallum missed left two minutes later to the left and an attempt by Michael Sanfilippo off a great corner from Robins and quick pass from MacCallum, in the 58th minute missed left.

Price denied MacCallum, who sent a header toward the net off a long Sanfilippo pass, with a great diving save to his right in the 60th minute. MacCallum appeared to score a minute later after collecting a rebound off a Robins header and Price save, but an offsides call kept the match scoreless. The wait for the game’s first goal ended 12 minutes later when LaFreniere’s effort resulted in a Saint Joseph’s goal.

St. Joe’s outshot Emerson 10-6 in the second half and held a 15-7 lead in shots overall. The Monks held a slim 3-2 edge in corner kicks in the triumph.

MEN’S SOCCER ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Will Pike – MVP (Saint Joseph’s)
Jack LaFreniere (Saint Joseph’s)
Doug MacCallum (Saint Joseph’s)
Greg Cavanaugh (Saint Joseph’s)
Paul Robins (Saint Joseph’s)
Zach Sayward (Emerson)
Cory Walls (Emerson)
Kin Nikravesh (Emerson)
Zach Blodgett (Norwich)
Jake Leclaire (Norwich)
Julian Dutton (Lasell)
Paul Meucci (Lasell)

Lions Pull Second Upset of Tournament to Advance to Finals

From Lasell College Sports Information

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Newton, Mass.- Sixth seeded Emerson College continues on a five game winning streak as they upset the number two seed Lasell College in the semi-finals of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s soccer tournament, 2-1, on Tuesday afternoon at Taylor Field.

The first fifteen minutes passed in the game without a shot from either side.  Lasell eventually got off three attempts before Emerson even had one, but it was just one shot that the Lions needed to take the lead.

With 24 minutes elapsed in the contest, Emerson’s freshman forward Chris Nenshati (Swampscott, Mass.) took the Lion’s first shot of the game.  Nenshati made his way through three Lasell defenders starting just outside the midfield circle, coaxing goalkeeper Julian Dutton to challenge him for the ball. As Dutton made an attempt to dive for the ball, Nenshati pitched a high shot over the keeper's head, putting the Lions ahead, 1-0.

Ten minutes later, the Lions were awarded a direct kick from 30 yards out after a Lasell foul. Casey Shane (New York, N.Y.) curled a perfect pass to Ken Nikravesh (Geneva, Switzerland) who nailed a 19 yard goal to the high right corner of Lasell’s net, giving the visitors a two goal advantage.

The hosts had three times as many shot opportunities as Emerson in the first half, but the Lasers were only on target with three of those chances. Lion goalkeeper Noah Price (Apex, N.C.) turned away each of those attempts, creating a first half shutout.

The Lasers kept the ball in Lion territory for most of the second half, though they generated only five shots in the 45 minutes. With just 2:41 left in the match, Lasell’s senior midfielder Shane Vinnicombe initiated a pass from the sideline to freshman forward Eric Fournier who was two steps off of the midfield circle. Fournier took a chance by launching the long distance shot, which paid off, marking the Lasers only goal of the contest.

Price had a strong day in net for Emerson, making four saves, en route to the GNAC semi-final victory.  The Lions (12-7-0) will face top seeded St. Joseph’s College of Maine on Saturday, November 7 in the GNAC Championship, in Standish, Maine. Game time is 1:00pm.

Lions Upset Suffolk to Advance in GNAC Tournament

From Suffolk University Sports Information

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Somerville, MA – Cooler heads prevailed as the sixth-seeded Emerson College Lions (11-7) pulled off an upset over the third-seeded Suffolk University Rams in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Quarterfinals. Both teams had to battle through tough windy elements, but the Lions capitalized outlasting the Rams by a 1-0 score.

Emerson scored the game’s lone goal on a controversial call. After a throw-in by the Lions’ Casey Shane (New York, NY), the ball appeared to have deflected off a Rams’ player that would have negated the goal, but the referee ruled it was headed in by sophomore Cory Walls (Scituate, MA). The goal was Walls’ third of the season.

The Rams were forced to play the final 23-minutes of the game short-handed as their leading scorer sophomore Danny Lloyd was issued a red-card for a verbal altercation with the referee.

Frustrations for the Rams mounted from early in the first half as the Rams missed three scoring opportunities. Freshman Ben Rollins had the Rams’ first chance as he picked up a rebound off of a shot from senior Bernhard Lotterer, but Rollins’ shot hit off the left side post of the goal. Lloyd had another Suffolk chance after an Emerson foul with 9 minutes remaining in the first half. On the free kick, Lloyd kicked in a laser that hit the top crossbar on the Lions’ goal. Then three minutes later, Lotterer had his shot blocked by Emerson goalkeeper Noah Price (Apex, NC), but the gusty wind pushed the ball just far enough from a streaking Rollins cutting off his angle to the goal and another missed scoring opportunity for the Rams.

Price made seven saves in the game for Emerson picking up his fifth win of the season and second shutout of the year.

Tensions continued to mount in the game’s final 15 minutes as six yellow cards were issued between both teams, forcing the Rams to play 11-on-9 in the final thirty-seconds of regulation.

Junior Jack DeJesus made seven saves in net during the hard-luck loss.

With the win the Lions will now advance to the GNAC Semi-Finals on Tuesday as they take on # 2 seed Lasell College. The Lasers defeated Mount Ida College, 6-0 on Saturday to advance.

Emerson Ends Regular Season by Pitching Shutout

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from Newbury College Sports Information

The Newbury College men’s soccer team dropped a non-conference match today to visiting Emerson College by a score of 5-0. Chris Nenshati (Swampscott, Mass.) led the Lions with two goals while teammate Mike Giles (Wakefield, R.I.) added one goal and one assist.

The first half was dominated by the victors as they outshot the Nighthawks 9-1. Giles found the back of the net just 8:25 into the game as junior Sean Batson (Boulder, Colo.) found him on the tail end of a great run down field. Eric Dabdoub (Monterrey, Mexico) would score off a feed from Giles to bring the lead to 2-0 at the break.

Newbury would turn up the intensity to start the second half, taking eight shots over the final 45 minutes. The Lions responded, however, taking 16 shots in the second half alone. Brian Doyle (Mahwah, N.J.) scored at 47:20 and Nenshati sealed the victory with two back-to-back goals at 68:44 and 81:57.

Nighthawk goalkeeper William McNally recorded 13 saves on the afternoon. Emerson's Noah Price (Apex, N.C.) and Dan Pelegero (Woodinville, Wash.) combined for the Lion shutout.  Emerson will begin the post-season as the Lions will travel to Albertus Magnus college on Saturday for a first round Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship Tournament game.

Late Rally Gives Lions 3-2 win

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BOSTON, Mass. – Eric Dabdoub (So., Monterrey, Mexico) took a pass from Casey Shane (Sr., New York, N.Y.) and scored on a breakaway straight down the middle of the field in the 87th minute as Emerson College (9-7-0, 5-4-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) rallied to defeat Mount Ida College 3-2 at Emerson’s Rotch Field.

The Lions came back from a 2-1 deficit with two goals in the final 5:27 as Shane scored the tying goal on an unassisted tally that went from the right side to the lower left corner.

Emerson dominated the first half, but could manage only a 1-0 lead at the break. Josh Watkinson (Sr., Rochester, N.H.) drove home a shot from the right side to the top left corner on an assist by Cory Walls (So., Scituate, Mass.) in the 24th minute. The Emerson defense dominated the Mustangs and did not allow a shot in the stanza.

The second half proved a different story as Mount Ida shot early and often. The Mustangs got the tying goal from Will Daniels on a cross from the right side by Michael Almeida in the 63rd minute. The Mustangs took the lead less than seven minutes later when Daniels drove a ball from the left center to the lower right corner of the cage to give the Mustangs a 2-1 lead.

Both teams had multiple chances as the game progressed with strong goal play by each team. Mount Ida’s Steven Enright made eight saves and Emerson’s Noah Price (So., Apex, N.C.) stopped five Mustang second half shots.

Emerson out shot Mount Ida 20-11 in the game including 10-0 in the first half. The Lions had six corner kicks to Mount Ida’s three, and Emerson was offside six times to none for the Mustangs.

Emerson will finish the regular season with a non-conference game at Newbury College on Tuesday at 3:00pm.

WALLS, PRICE LEAD EMERSON MEN’S SOCCER OVER UMASS BOSTON, 1-0

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From UMass Boston Sports Information

BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore forward Cory Walls (Scituate, MA) came off the bench to score the only goal of the afternoon and sophomore keeper Noah Price (Apex, NC) stopped every shot he faced to lead the Emerson College men’s soccer team over host University of Massachusetts Boston, 1-0, today at the Clark Athletic Center Field on the campus of UMass Boston. The Beacons fall to 4-8-1 on the season, while the Lions improve to 8-7-0.

Senior forward Casey Shane (New York, NY) carried the ball to the endline where he sent a cross to the back post for a header from Walls that found the back of the net with just 2:40 remaining in the first half to give Emerson a 1-0 edge.

UMass Boston threatened early in the first half, when freshman forward Wesley Trevino (Boulder, CO) blasted a shot that Price jumped up and deflected away just 2:18 into the contest. The Beacons had another scoring chance in the second half when sophomore midfielder Igor DaCruz put a head on a ball in the box, but Price was there for the save at 73:10 of the second half.

Junior goalie Julian Crowder made seven saves in his second collegiate start for UMass Boston, while Price stopped five shots to record his first shutout of the season for the Lions, who held a 14-13 shooting edge. The Beacons owned an 8-1 advantage on corner kicks.

Emerson will be in action again on Saturday, October 24 when it hosts Mount Ida College at 12:30 p.m.

Lions Drop 1-0 Heartbreaker to Albertus

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Albertus Magnus College scored the lone goal of the game off a throw in with less than 12 minutes remaining and defeated Emerson College 1-0 in a key Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest for both teams.

The Falcons' goal was credited to Alphonse Butticci and resulted from a throw in that deflected off an Emerson player. It was the only ball that eluded Emerson keeper Noah Price (So., Apex, N.C.) the entire game.

Emerson had the best of the offensive play firing 19 shots at the Falcon net to just 10 for Albertus.. Falcon goal keeper Gerald O'Connor proved up to the task, however as he made a dozen saves, including nine in the second half. Price had seven stops in the contest.

The loss drops Emerson from the all important fourth spot in the Conference standings that would result in a home playoff game, to fifth, one spot behind Albertus Magnus. Should the two teams finish tied at the end of the season, the Falcons would win the tie-breaker by virtue of the head to head victory.

Emerson next plays a non-conference contest at UMass Boston on Wednesday at 3:30pm.

Late Doyle Goal Lifts Lions to fourth straight

From Daniel Webster College Sports Information

NASHUA, N.H. – Brian Doyle (Mahwah, N.J.) broke a 1-1 tie with 3:58 remaining regulation propelling Emerson College past host Daniel Webster College, 2-1 in a New England regional men’s soccer matchup Thursday at Eagle Field.

Doyle booted home a 10-yard pass off a Casey Shane (New York City, N.Y.) setup as the Lions (7-6) won their fourth straight and for the sixth time in their last seven outings. Shane added a game tying goal goal in the first half.

The Eagles (7-4) had pulled ahead on Elliot Kilgore’s first of the season off a Kyle Davis pass in the 26th minute before Shane tied it with 1:42 to go before the break.

Joe Keene made 11 saves for the Eagles, who were outshot 20-4 overall. Emerson keeper Nick Strauss (Norwood, Mass.) made one stop.

Emerson visits Albertus Magnus College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference meeting Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Lions Cop Third Straight with 3-1 Win over Johnson & Wales

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BOSTON, Mass. -- Emerson College won its third consecutive men's soccer game, and its fourth victory in its last five attempts, with a 3-1 victory over Johnson & Wales University in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference Columbus Day match-up at the Lions' Rotch field.

The Lions tallied the only goal of the first half when Ken Nikravesh (So., Geneva, Switzerland) drilled a free kick from 16 yards that deflected off the crossbar and into the goal in the 31st minute.  Emerson also had an excellent opportunity minutes later when Cory Walls (So., Scituate, Mass.) sent a shot just wide of the Wildcat net.

Emerson extended the lead to two goals in the 51st minute when Casey Shane (Sr., New York, N.Y.) nailed a shot to the right side of the Wildcat net off a header by Zach Sayward (Sr., Franklin, Mass.).

Johnson & Wales would pull to within a goal in the 64th minute when Scott Kirchner took a deflection off the Emerson wall on the front of a free kick and blasted a shot to the lower right hand corner of the Lion net.

The Lions regained the two goal advantage 14 minutes later when Eric Dabdoub (So., Monterrey, Mexico) headed in a shot off a free kick by Nikrevesh.

The game was evenly played throughout with each team taking eight shots.  Emerson had four corner kicks to the Wildcats one, with Lion keeper Nick Strauss (Sr., Norwood, Mass.) making four saves, and Johnson & Wales' Joe Ferraro making two stops.  Emerson was whistled for offsides four times while the Wildcats went offsides twice.

Emerson (6-6-0, 4-3-0 GNAC) will travel to Nashua, N.H. on Thursday to face Daniel Webster College in a non-conference match at 3:30pm. 

Dabdoub's Four Goals Key Emerson Win Over Suffolk

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From Suffolk University Sports Information

SOMERVILLE, Mass. – The Emerson College Lions (5-6, 3-3 GNAC) used a four-goal effort by sophomore Eric Dabdoub (Monterrey, Mexico) to hand the Suffolk University Rams (4-4-2, 1-1-2 GNAC) their first loss in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Saturday by a 5-3 margin.

Dabdoub scored his first goal of the game, coming in the 26th minute of play connecting on a header in front of the net off of a free kick from sophomore Ken Nikrevesh (Geneva, Switzerland).  Dabdoub added his second goal of the first half scoring on a 50-yard pass from junior Sean Batson (Boulder, CO) with eight minutes remaining in the first half.

The Lions would go up 3-0 in the second half as Dabdoub struck again for the hat trick as he put home the rebound off of a shot from senior Zach Sayward (Franklin, MA) that bounced off the crossbar and in front of the net as Dabdoub was left alone waiting.

Suffolk would not go quietly answering nearly three minutes later as sophomore Danny Lloyd scored his first of two goals on the day on a takeaway deep inside the Emerson zone.

Dabdoub was not done scoring either as he notched his fourth goal of the day scoring ten minutes later as he beat Rams' goalkeeper Jack DeJesus five yards out for what would turn out to be the eventual game-winner.

The Rams added two more goals in the final ten minutes of play as senior Nick Celia scored his third tally of the season off a long pass from senior Arman Palian. Lloyd put home his team leading ninth goal of the season with thirty seconds remaining in regulation as he scored on a brilliant shot in the upper left hand corner of the net off of a free kick.

Lions' sophomore Cory Walls (Scituate, MA) scored his first goal of the season with two minutes remaining in the game as he broke away past the Rams' defense to score Emerson's fifth goal of the day.

Emerson outshot the Rams 18-10 as Lions' goalkeeper Nick Strauss (Norwood, MA) only needed to make two saves for his fourth win of the season. The game got somewhat physical as six yellow cards were issued in the contest.

Emerson hosts Johnson & Wales University on Columbus Day at noon at Rotch Field.

Emerson Outlasts Becker

For Immediate Release
Becker College Athletics
October 8, 2009
matt.tittle@becker.edu

Mike Giles (Wakefield, RI) put the Lions on the board when he drove a shot just past the dive of Becker goalkeeper Aaron Fill (Ladner, BC). The Hawks tied the game at 19:49 of the first half, when Ryan Singh (Elmont, NY) scored his fourth goal of the season.

The two teams were held scoreless from the majority of the second half, until Mike Giles scored his second goal of the game with just over ten minutes left in regulation.

Nick Strauss (Norwood, Mass) made two saves, as the Lions improved to 4-6 on the season. Aaron Fill made six saves in a losing effort. The Hawks fell to 2-10-1 overall.

Emerson College vs Becker College (10/08/09 at Leicester, MA)

Emerson College (4-6) vs. Becker College (2-10-1)

Date: 10/08/09 Attendance: 71

Goals by period  1 2 Tot

Emerson College..... 1 1 - 2

Becker College...... 1 0 - 1

SCORING SUMMARY:

1. 11:53 EME Mike Giles (Cory Walls)
2. 19:49 BCM Ryan Singh Corner kick
3. 79:50 EME Mike Giles (unassisted)

Shots: Emerson College 16, Becker College 5
Saves: Emerson College 2 (Nick Strauss 2), Becker College 6 (Aaron Fill 6)

St. Joseph’s Stymies Emerson in 2-0 Win

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BOSTON, Mass. – Doug MacCallum scored a goal and tallied an assist to lead St. Joseph’s College over Emerson College 2-0 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s soccer action at Emerson’s Rotch Field.

Both Monk goals came in the first 30 minutes as MacCallum took a cross from teammate Jesse West in the 10th minute. Taking the pass from his left, MacCallum drove the ball into the center of the net from 10 yards.

In the 30th minute MacCallum on a three-on-two passed the ball from the right wing to Paul
Robins who shot from 15 yards in the center to the upper left corner of the Emerson net.

Both goal keepers had strong games with the Monks’ Will Pike getting the best of Emerson’s Nick Strauss (Sr., Norwood, Mass.). Pike saved all eight Emerson shots on goal, while Strauss made five strong saves, including one on a penalty kick in the second half.

Emerson had the shooting edge in the game by a 17-11 margin. Each team had eight corner kicks and St. Joseph’s was offside four times to only one for the Lions.

Emerson travels to Becker College on Wednesday for a 7:00pm kickoff in a non-conference game.

Dabdoub Scores Twice to Lead Lions over Saints

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BOSTON, Mass. -- Eric Dabdoub (Jr., Monterrey, Mexico) gave the Emerson College men's soccer team two insurance goals as the Lions defeated cross-town rival Emmanuel College 3-0 at Emerson's Rotch Field in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest.

Dabdoub scored in the 71st minute off a throw in by Casey Shane (Sr., New York, N.Y.) and followed that up with a blast from the five to the center of the net on a feed from Josh Watkinson (Sr., Rochester, N.H.) in the 79th minute.

Emerson had taken a 1-0 halftime lead when Emmanuel scored an own goal in the 32nd minute. A defender attempted to head the ball away from the goal, but the ball ricocheted just over the outstretched hands of Saint goal keeper Carlos Perez.

With the score still 1-0 in the 52nd minute, Perez made a great diving stop on a penalty kick by Dabdoub.

Emerson outshot the Saints in the contest by an 11-7 count. Each team had one corner kick and each was offsides three times. Emerson keeper Nick Strauss (Sr., Norwood, Mass.) returning from a shoulder injury had three saves, while Perez stopped five Emerson shots.

Emerson (3-5-0, 2-2-0 GNAC) will next play Sunday October 4 when the Lions host St. Joseph's College in a 2:00 start. Emmanuel (1-8-0, 0-4-0 GNAC) will play at Wheelock College in a noon start on Saturday.

Lions use second half goal to defeat Raiders

BOSTON, Mass. – Phil Svitek (Sr., Branford, Conn.) drilled a shot from the middle of the restraining line in the 18 yard box to the lower left corner of the net to give Emerson college a 2-1 Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s soccer victory over Rivier College. Svitek’s shot came in the 73rd minute and snapped a four match losing streak for the Lions.

Emerson took the early lead in the game when Mike Giles (Jr., Wakefield, R.I.) converted a pass from Casey Shane (Sr., New York, N.Y.) in the 13th minute. Giles shot from the left side to the lower right hand corner of the net.

Emerson dominated first half play taking 19 shots to only two for Rivier. The Lions also held a 10-0 edge in corner kicks. Rivier netminder John Jarvis made 13 saves in the stanza.

The Raiders struck early in the second half as Gustavo Marques blasted a shot from the left side of the restraining box to the lower right corner of the Emerson net. It was one of only three Raider shots in the half, but forged the tie.

Emerson again controlled play throughout much of the half, holding a 9-3 shot advantage and a 2-0 edge in corners.

Jarvis ended the day with 17 saves, while Emerson keeper Noah Price (So., Apex, N.C.) made three stops for the Lions.

Emerson (2-5-0, 1-2-0 GNAC) will host Emmanuel College on Tuesday for a 7:30pm GNAC contest.

Lynx Score Early and Late To Capture Charles River Cup

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BOSTON, Mass. -- Lesley University scored two goals in the first five minutes then got two more late in the second half to take the Charles River Cup from Emerson College by a score of 4-2 at Emerson's Rotch Field. The Lynx take the cup back to Cambridge for the first time in four attempts.

Lesley scored first less than three minutes into the contest as Ari Sinanis placed a header into the right side of the net on a corner kick by Tyler Reeves. Just over two minutes later, Joe Petit took advantage of Emerson goal keeper Noah Price's (So., Apex, N.C.) drop of a saved ball and drilled in the Lynx' second marker.

The second goal seemed to awaken Emerson as the Lions' caliber of play picked up and the team stormed back to tie the score at the half. Emerson's first goal came off the foot of Casey Shane (Sr., New York, N.Y.) on a breakaway down the center of the field in the 20th minute.

With just over a minute remaining in the first stanza, the Lions' Zach Sayward (Sr., Franklin, Mass.) drilled a shot off a corner at Lesley keeper Zach Almeida-Beers that the Lynx netminder was unable to smother. Emerson's Kevin Peters (Jr., Nanuet, N.Y.) took advantage of the ricochet and drove the ball into the net.

The second half was evenly played throughout with neither team able to take advantage of several early scoring opportunities. In the 73rd minute, Lesley's Jimmy Paulsen drove down the left side of the field and sent a shot past Price into the lower left corner of the net. Just under six minutes later Yair Correa crushed a free kick from 30 yards out that just eluded Price and sneaked under the crossbar in the middle of the net to complete the scoring.

Emerson held a 16-12 edge in shots in the contest including a 9-6 second half advantage. Almeida-Beers made seven of his 10 saves in the second half, while Price had five total saves in the Emerson goal. Each team took four corner kicks.

Emerson (1-5-0) next has a homecoming date with the Rivier College Raiders at 2:30 Saturday at Rotch Field in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference match-up. Lesley (6-2-1) will host Elms College on Sunday at 2:30pm.

Hatch Leads Lasers to 4-1 Win over Lions

From Lasell College Sports Information

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Newton, Mass.- The Lasell College Lasers and the Emerson College Lions met today in Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's soccer action on Taylor Field. The Lasers were the victors of the contest by a score of 4-1.

The Lasers were the first to attack, drilling the opening goal just eight minutes into the match. Dan Hatch received a pass from Tholemson Francois from 20 yards out. Hatch was waiting just outside the six, turning and firing the ball into the opposite corner of the net.

Less than four minutes later, Shane Vinnicombe found Robby Gonzalez from the deep outside into close range, beating the Lions' keeper with another cross-net attack.

At 23:34 into the period, and just three minutes after their previous score, Paul Meucci upped Lasell’s advantage again when Vinnicombe sent a long ball from the midfield to within the goal box. Meucci did a quick hesitation causing the goalkeeper to dive one way, while he shot the other way, scoring his third goal of the season.

Lasell entered the halftime with a comfortable three goal lead. Freshman Evan Gaccione had a close shot that edged just wide at the 56th minute. Emerson’s Joshua Watkinson (Rochester, NH) followed up with the first near opportunity for the Lions in the second with a ball that skimmed the top of the cross bar on the net.

The score remained unchanged until at 68:16, Anatole Draleau chipped a pass to Zachary Johnson who was situated in front of the net, dropping the ball just a short way to Hatch who scored with a cannon from short left field.

Emerson got on the board in the 77th minute when Corey Walls (Scituate, Mass.) dribble from the midline past the Lasers defense and shot a ball hard at Lasell’s Julian Dutton in the net. Dutton was ready but a bad bounce trickled the ball behind the Lasers keeper and Mike Giles (Wakefield, R.I.) of Emerson knocked the loose ball into the goal. The Lions goal finalized the scoring on the day.

Dutton collect a total of five saves in the net over the 90 minute game for Lasell. During the final 20 minutes of contest Dan Pelegero (Woodinville, Wash.) replaced Noah Price (Apex, N.C.) in net for Emerson and collected four saves in the final minutes. Price had three saves in the contest.

The Lasers are now 3-1-1 overall and 1-0-1 in GNAC play. Emerson finished the day at 1-4-0 and they are 0-2-0 in the conference.

Emerson returns to action on Wednesday, September 23nd when the Lions host Lesley University in the game for the Charles River Cup. Game time is 6:00pm.

MIT Second Half Blitz Defeats Lions

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BOSTON, Mass. -- MIT (4-2-0) scored four second half goals, within a span of just over 21 minutes to defeat Emerson College (1-3-0) 5-2 in a non-conference contest at Emerson's Rotch Field. Zachary Kabelac and Christian Therkelsen scored two goals each for the Engineers.

Emerson opened the scoring on the first career goal for Rafael Restrepo (Sr., Manizales, Colombia) less than five minutes into the contest on header off a corner kick by Eric Dabdoub (Jr., Monterrey, Mexico). Kabelac answered with an unassisted tally on a shot from the center that just eluded Lions goal keeper Noah Price (So., Apex, N.C.).

The first half was extremely tight and well played as each team had seven shots and Emerson held a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Kabelac opened the second half scoring on an unassisted tally off a scramble in front of the net following an injury to an Emerson player when play was resumed before the Lions had a chance to substitute. Less than three minutes later, Therkelsen notched an unassisted marker off a free kick.

Mike Giles (Jr., Wakefield, R.I.) pulled Emerson to within 3-2 on an unassisted score off a rebound of MIT goalkeeper Ernesto Reza in the 71st minute. Therkelsen answered just over five minutes later on a breakaway from an assist by Kabelec. Edner Paul capped the scoring on a breakaway in the 81st minute.

MIT held a 14-11 edge in shots in the game and a 6-5 edge in corner kicks. Price made five saves for Emerson, while Javier Duarte and Reza combined for four for the Engineers.

Emerson will return to Great Northeast Athletic Conference play on Saturday when the Lions travel to Lasell College for a noon start.

NORWICH BLANKS EMERSON, 2-0

from Norwich University Sports Information

NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Senior F Jake Yaris delivered the game-winning goal in the 65th minute to break a scoreless deadlock and lead the Norwich University men’s soccer team to a hard fought 2-0 victory over visiting Emerson College Saturday afternoon at Howard Field.

The game was a physical back-and-forth affair with both teams getting numerous chances to score. Timely defense and solid goaltending, along with near misses, kept the scoreboard clear.

Emerson (1-2-0, 0-1-0 GNAC) had a great chance to score in the 37th minute when Mike Giles blasted a shot towards the right corner of the net. Norwich senior GK Charles Maxwell made an outstanding save diving to his left and just managed to tip the ball over the net and preserve the 0-0 score.

The Cadets (2-2-0, 1-0-0 GNAC) finally broke through when Yaris scored his fourth goal of the season - an unassisted tally - at the 64:19 mark.

Junior M Roger Motaze sealed the victory when he scored in the 85th minute. Yaris, who was credited with an assist on the goal, sent Motaze in all alone on Lions’ goaltender Noah Price with a feed into the penalty area. After using some nifty moves to get around the goalie, Motaze slid the ball into the empty net for his second goal of the season.

Emerson pressed late, but the Cadets did a good job possessing the ball and did not allow the Lions to get on the scoreboard.

Maxwell, who finished the game with four saves, earned his first shutout victory of the season. Price made six stops for Emerson.

NU outshot Emerson, 18-12, but the Lions held a 5-2 edge in corner

Emerson returns to Action on Tuesday, Sept. 15, when the Lions host MIT at 7:30pm at Rotch Field in a non-conference tilt.

Amcats Edge Lions in High scoring affair

Game boxscore

BOSTON, Mass. -- George Markopolulos scored a first half hat-trick and John Barbale tallied the eventual game winner as Anna Maria College (2-1-0) held off Emerson College (1-1-0) 5-4 at Emerson's Rotch Field.

The Lions opened the scoring in the 12th minute as Casey Shane (Sr., New York, N.Y.) netted his second goal of the young campaign on a rebound off a Mike Giles (Jr., Wakefield, R.I.) shot from a corner kick. Markopoulos tied the game less than 2:30 later as he scored his first goal off a throw in that went off the hands of Emerson goal keeper Nick Strauss (Sr., Norwood, Mass.).

Eric Dabdoub's (Jr., Monterrey, MEXICO) fourth marker of the season gave the Lions a lead in the 28th minute on an assist by Shane off a corner kick, but Markopoulos again knotted the score in the 38th minute on a breakaway. It appeared the team would head into the half tied at two, but Markopoulos struck again with just 14 ticks remaining off a throw in.

A Robert Nickerson header off an assist by Justin Hyland moved the advantage to 4-2 in the 57th minute. Dabdoub's second goal of the game pulled the Lions to within 4-3 on an assist by Sam Perzanowski (Sr., Rutland, Vt.), but Barbile stole the ball from an Emerson player on the ensuing possession and scored unassisted on a breakaway down the right side. A Giles goal with 1:22 remaining pulled Emerson to within one, but the Lions were unable to get a clean shot the remainder of the contest.

Emerson outshot the Amcats 30-15 in the contest and held an 11-5 edge in corner kicks. Eric Perkins (Jr., Peabody, Mass.) had nine saves in the Amcats' goal, while Strauss and Noah Price (So., Apex, N.C.) combined for six saves for Emerson.

Emerson travels to Norwich University on Saturday to begin its Great Northeast Athletic Conference season with a 3:30pm kick off.

Lions Overcome early Deficit to Defeat Pride

Game Boxscore

BOSTON, Mass. – Eric Dabdoub (Berklee Jr., Monterrey, Mexico) tallied three goals and assisted on the fourth for Emerson College to lead the Lions (1-0-0) over the Regis College Pride (0-1-0) at Emerson’s Rotch Field in the season opener for both teams.

Despite falling behind 1-0 on Regis’ first shot, Emerson rallied to take a 2-1 halftime lead. The Pride scored on a header by Josh Fidalgo off a corner kick by Ricky Guyette in the third minute to give Regis a 1-0 lead. Dabdoub answered with his first goal a dozen minutes later off a free kick, and gave the Lions the lead just over six minutes later on a header off a feed from Zach Sayward (Sr., Franklin, Mass.).
 
In the 51st minute Dabdoub drilled a crossing pass that Casey Shane (Sr., New York, N.Y.) headed into the net to run the Lions lead to 3-1. Capping his evening, Dabdoub took a corner kick in the 56th minute that found its way into the opposite lower right corner of the net.

Regis’ capped the scoring with less than five minutes remaining as Shawn McDonough converted a rebound off a Kevin Mahoney shot from the right side that hit the post and ricocheted in front of the net.

Emerson had the best of the statistical categories in the contest, outshooting Eastern Nazarene 19-5, and dominating corner kicks by a 13-5 margin. Nick Strauss (Sr. Norwood, Mass. ) and Noah Price (So., Apex, N.C.) each had one save for the Lions and allowed one goal.  Anthony LaMacchia made six stops for the Pride.

Emerson’s next game is Wednesday, September 9 at 6:00pm at Rotch Field against Anna Maria College.

NORWICH DOUBLES UP EMERSON, 6-3; ADVANCES TO GNAC SEMIFINALS

From Norwich University Sports Information - November 1, 2008

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Senior forward Drew Dilley registered a hat trick, and three other Cadets scored goals to lead the Norwich University men’s soccer team past Emerson, 6-3, in a GNAC Tournament quarterfinal game on Saturday afternoon at Howard Field.

With the victory, top-seeded Norwich (15-2-1) advances to the GNAC Tournament semifinals, where the Cadets will host fourth-seeded St. Joseph’s (Maine) on Tuesday, November 4. The Cadets and Monks played to a 1-1 double overtime tie during their regular season meeting back in September. The start time for this semifinal contest has not been determined at this time.

Dilley scored the first of his three goals less than eight minutes into the match, corralling an excellent crossing pass from senior forward Rob Harlow and beating the Emerson goalkeeper to put the Cadets on top, 1-0, at the 7:38 mark.

Less than 20 minutes later, Dilley made it 2-0 when he scored off a feed from senior forward Ryan Boyton at the 27:09 mark. Harlow increased the NU lead to 3-0 in the 39th minute when he scored an unassisted goal at the 38:59 mark.

Emerson (7-10-2) got on the scoreboard three minutes later as Eric Dabdoub (So., Monterrey, MEXICO) netted an unassisted goal of his own in the 43rd minute.

Sophomore defender Jon Amell restored Norwich’s three-goal advantage in the final minute of the first half, as he scored an unassisted marker. Amell’s goal made the halftime score 4-1 in favor of the Cadets.

Dilley completed his hat trick in the 60th minute when he tallied his 16th goal of the season off an assist from Boyton to make it 5-1.

Emerson’s Jon Carr pulled the Lions to within 5-2 in the 77th minute when he took a feed from Dabdoub and scored.

Norwich freshman midfielder Nick Micucci scored his first career goal in the 84th minute, taking a nice pass from Amell and breaking away.

Dabdoub rounded out the scoring, tallying his second marker of the game in the 87th minute.

In a game featuring plenty of offense on both sides, Norwich outshot Emerson 23-20. Norwich junior goalkeeper Charles Maxwell made seven saves in the Cadets’ goal to earn the victory.

Strauss goal Play Leads Emerson Over Suffolk

BOSTON, MASS. -- Emerson College goal keeper Nick Strauss was stellar in net making eight saves as Emerson (7-9-2, 2-6-2 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) defeated Suffolk University (5-9-0, 4-5-0 GNAC) 4-1. The victory keeps Emerson's hopes alive for a berth in the GNAC tournament that starts November 1.

Emerson opened the scoring 8:25 into the contest as Tim Shepherd (So., Barrington, R.I.) knocked in a corner kick from Eric Dabdoub (Berklee So., Monterrey, MEXICO). Just over 13 minutes later Casey Shane (Jr., New York, N.Y.) took a shot off a turnover from from 15 yards to the upper left corner of the Rams' net.

Ken Nikrevesh (Berklee Fr., Geneva, SWITZERLAND) posted the Lions' third goal on a shot from 17 yards to the upper right hand corner. Shane had the assist.

Zach Sayward (Jr., Franklin, Mass.) increased the Emerson's lead to 4-0 in the 73rd minute as he found the net with a shot from 12 yards from the left side to the right side of the net.

Suffolk spoiled the shutout with 2:42 remaining an a shot from 15 yards to the upper right hand corner.

Suffolk held a 22-21 edge in shots and Rams' goal keeper Alex Capousis (Jr., Annapolis, Md.) matched Strauss with eight saves.

Lions Break out with 8-1 Win Over Raiders

From Rivier College Sports Information (10/22/08)

Nashua, NH – The Emerson College Lions defeated the Rivier College Raiders tonight in Men’s soccer action 8-1.

Rivier goalkeeper John Jarvis (St. Albans, VT) was in the line of fire tonight against Emerson College. The Lions took a total of 41 shots with 28 of them being on goal. Jarvis was able to stop 19 of them and one was stopped by a defender, but eight made it through into the net.

The most impressive of the Lion’s goals was when Mike Giles (So., Wakefield, RI) placed a ball in front of the net and Ken Nikravesh (Fr., Geneva, Switzerland) used the header to fire it into the net to make the score 3-0. The Lions added 2 more goals before the half to make it 5-0.

The second half wouldn’t get much better for the Raiders as the Lions scored 3 more times before Rivier’s Robbie Belcher (Ocala, FL) took a lead pass from Chris Nugent (Camberley, Surrey, England) and scored his first goal of the season and the Raiders only goal of the night.

Emerson was able to play keep away for the remaining 10 minutes of the game to cruise to the easy victory.

Emerson will next play Suffolk University Saturday Afternoon, October 25, at Rotch field. Game time is 12:30p.m.

Falcons Drop Lions 1-0 in Homecoming Tilt

BOSTON, MASS. -- J.J. Torres (Sr., Trumbull, Conn.) provided all the game's scoring on a direct kick from 28 yards in the 70th minute to give Albertus Magnus College (8-6-1, 3-4-1 Great Northeast Athletic Conference), a 1-0 victory over Emerson College (5-9-0, 0-6-1 GNAC) in Emerson's Homecoming / Family Weekend game.

Torres' kick went to the lower right hand corner of the net, and went off the hands of Emerson goal keeper Nick Strauss (Jr., Norwood, Mass.).

Albertus had the better of play through the first period, outshooting the Lions 8-3. The second half was more evenly played with Emerson having two strong scoring chances, the second of which came on a kick that went just wide as time expired.

Strauss played well in net for the Lions making eight saves, six in the first half. Gerald O'Connor (Jr., Hamden, Conn.) pitched the shutout for the Falcons making four saves.

Early goals lead to cadet Victory over Lions

BOSTON, MASS. (10/15/08) -- Norwich University (12-1-1, 6-0-1 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) scored two goals in the first 19:06 of the game and went on to defeat Emerson College (5-8-1, 0-5-1 GNAC) 3-0 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference match.

The Cadets' Mike Lee (Jr., Syracuse, N.Y.) opened the scoring at the 5:36 mark as he converted an assist from Roger Motaze (Jr, Cameroon) from 15 yards out to the lower left corner of the net.

Fourteen and a half minutes later, Ryan Boyton (Sr., Dunedin, Fla.) took a breakaway down the left side and drilled a shot to the lower right hand corner of the Lions' goal.

The Emerson defense stiffened at that point and neither team could score the remainder of the first half. The second half saw a similar defensive struggle as Emerson goalkeeper Nick Strauss (Jr., Norwood, Mass.) made seven saves, and Charles Maxwell (Jr., Pittsford, N.Y.) stopped three Lion shots, two from point blank range.

Jake Yaris (Jr., Raymond, N.H.) fed Motaze in the 72nd minute for the final goal sending Motaze on a breakaway down the left side.

Norwich dominated offensively outshooting Emerson 20-16 with 12 of the Cadets' 20 shots on net. Of the Lions' 16 shots only six were on goal with Maxwell stopping all six. Strauss finished with 9 saves for the Lions.

Emerson will face Albertus Magnus college on Saturday at 2:30 at Rotch field in a Homecoming/Family Weekend match.

EMMANUEL, EMERSON MEN’S SOCCER ENDS IN STALEMATE

From Emmanuel College Sports Information -- October 11, 2008

SOMERVILLE, Mass. – The Emmanuel Men’s Soccer Team played the visiting Lions of Emerson College into double-overtime before ending in a 1-1 tie at Dilboy Stadium on Saturday night. The Lions, who were looking for their first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win of the season, trailed 1-0 for much of the game, but scored late in the second half to send the contest into extended play. Both teams had several scoring opportunities in the two overtimes, but could not capitalize.

Emmanuel (3-7-2, 1-2-2 GNAC) scored the opening goal in the cross-town rivalry. Freshman midfielder Ian O’Hala (Bristol, CT) came off the bench and turned a beautiful throw in into an assist to sophomore forward Gavin Molta (Southwick, MA). Molta took O’Hala’s pass and drilled it over the head of Emerson’s junior keeper Nick Strauss (Norwood, MA), scoring his 6th goal of the season and putting the Saints on the board at 25:39.

The Lions and Saints played evenly for the remainder of the first half, with each team tallying three shots apiece. Emerson (5-7-1, 0-4-1 GNAC) rallied in the second half and out-shot the Saints, 6-3. The Lions netted their third shot of the second stanza, when junior midfielder Casey Shane (New York, NY) scored on a breakaway down the right side at 77:33, tying the game at 1-1. The two teams then traded scoring opportunities for the remaining 12 minutes, but neither could convert.

The Saints managed to take three shots on goal in the two overtimes, but were not able to find the back of the net and the battle ended in a deadlock at 1-1. Strauss played the full 110:00 minutes in goal for the Lions, making 5 saves in the effort. Sophomore goalkeeper Carlos Perez (Boca Raton, FL) stopped six of the Lions’ seven shots on goal, while playing the full game for Emmanuel.

Emerson will host Norwich University on Wednesday night at 6pm at Rotch Playground.

Emerson retains Charles River Cup with 1-0 victory

From Lesley University Sports Information - 10/09/08

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In a rematch with Emerson College for the Charles River Cup, the Lesley University men’s soccer team fell 1-0 and dropped their record to 4-9-1 (2-1-0 NECC). With the victory, Emerson improves their 2008 mark to 5-7-1 (0-4-0 GNAC).

It was a back and forth battle between the two teams until the 52nd minute when Lions sophomore midfielder Mike Giles (So., Wakefield, R.I.) was able to break the scoreless match. Giles fought his way through the Lesley backfield to face Lynx keeper Zachary Almeida-Beers (Rehoboth, Mass.) one-on-one. Almeida-Beers slid low to halt the attack but the ball was deflected behind him and Giles raced ahead to find an open net.

The match remained fast-paced and aggressive with several opportunities for both sides to score but the Emerson defense would remain strong to hold on for the win.

Emerson keeper Nick Strauss (Jr., Norwood, Mass.) faced pressure much of the game but only had to make saves on three shots on goal. In the loss, Almeida-Beers collected four saves for the Lynx.

The Lions retain the Charles River Cup after a 2007 inaugural 2-0 victory over the Lynx at Rotch Playground.

Emerson will travel to GNAC opponent Emmanuel College on Saturday at Dilboy Park in Cambridge with the match starting at 7:00 pm.

Lions Drive Home six Goals for victory

BOSTON- The Emerson Lions defeated Daniel Webster College 6-0 at Rotch Field.

At 17:51 Eric Dabdoub (So., Monterrey, Mexico) opened the scoring for Emerson with a goal on a direct kick. Joshua Watkinson (Jr., Rochester, N.H.) extended the Lion’s dominance with a goal in the last minute of the first half, off an assist from Casey Shane (Jr., New York, N.Y.).

Shane scored two goals at 51:25 and 68:43. The first came off an assist from Mike Giles (So., Wakefield, R.I.). Eagle’s goalkeeper Fred Jacobs (Jr., Wrentham, Mass.) dove to the ground defending the net on both occasions.

Ken Nikravesh (Fr., Geneva, Switzerland.) scored his first goal as a Lion with a header off a corner kick from Shane at 71:45. Three minutes later Byron Colborn (Sr., Davis, Calif.) took an assist from Sean Batson (Jr., Boulder, Colo.) for a goal from the right side to the lower middle of the net.

Emerson dominated game play. The Lions took 19 shots with 13 on goal. The Eagles took six shots, only three on goal.

Goalkeeper Nick Strauss (So., Norwood, Mass.) saved all three of the shots taken on his net. Jacobs saved seven goals for the Eagles.

Emerson next plays in the Charles River Cup game against Lesley College on Wednesday evening at 8:00 at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School.

JWU Men’s Soccer Upends Emerson, 3-2 In Overtime

From Johnson & Wales University Sports Information (10/4/08)

East Providence, R.I. - Freshman Jackson Zebzda (Tiverton, R.I.) scored seven minutes into overtime to give the Johnson & Wales University men’s soccer team a 3-2 victory against Emerson in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at Pierce Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Emerson jumped out to an early lead when sophomore Charlie Murphy (Hudson, N.H.) capitalized on a JWU defenders mistake and put in a shot from five yards out to give the Lions the 1-0 advantage at the 1:40 mark. Johnson & Wales responded when freshman Adam Shaffer (Corning, N.Y.) scored on a breakaway to knot the game at 1-1 at the 22:13 mark. The Wildcats would take the 2-1 lead into halftime after junior Eric Flath (Warwick, R.I.) put in a corner kick from fellow junior Dennis Gold (Lakewood, Ohio) at the 31:16 mark.

Johnson & Wales retained the one goal lead until the 73:01 mark when sophomore Sean Batson (Boulder, Colo.) put in a pass from sophomore Mike Giles (Wakefield, R.I.), tying the game at 2-2. Regulation would end in the 2-2 tie.

The two teams battled through the early stages of the overtime before Zebzda, a substitution into the game just seconds earlier, took a pass from Gold ten yards out and put a shot into the corner of the net at the 96:56 mark to give the Wildcats the 3-2 victory.

Junior Chris Vasquez (Nashua, N.H.) had three saves in goal for Johnson & Wales while junior Nick Strauss (Norwood, Mass.) had five stops in the setback for Emerson.

With the win Johnson & Wales is now 2-8, 1-3 in the GNAC while Emerson falls to 3-7-1 on the season and 0-4 in league play.

The Lions will next Play Daniel Webster College at home Tuesday evening at 6p.m.

Newbury stuns Emerson in 3-2 Double OT thriller

BOSTON - Aria Kazin (Sr., Sudbury, Mass.) knocked home a header off a feed from Anthony Fannoh (Fr., Worcester, Mass.) 6:38 into the second overtime to earn a 3-2 victory for visiting Newbury College (2-8-0) over Emerson College (3-5-1). Kazin's goal capped a three goal rally for the Nighthawks.

Emerson took a 2-0 halftime lead on two goals by Casey Shane (Jr., New York, N.Y.). Shane scored unassisted in the 17th minute as his shot deflected off the hands of Newbury keeper William McNally (Fr., Grafton, Mass.). Shane scored again just over ten minutes later off a cross from Robin Lewis (Jr., Westberg, N.Y.).

Newbury got on the board in the 60th minute as William Maddock (Sr., Marshfield, Mass.) took a cross from John Mawson (Sr., Amherst, Mass.) that went off the hands of Emerson net minder Nick Strauss (Jr., Norwood, Mass.).

Maddock then scored on a breakaway down the middle, off a second Mawson assist to tie the game.

Emerson had the better of play in the game, taking 32 shots to only eight for Newbury. The Lions had an 11-1 advantage in corner kicks.

McNally had six saves for Newbury. Strauss had a pair of saves for the Lions.

Emerson next plays at St. Joseph’s College on Wednesday at 3:30pm in Standish, Maine.

Lasers zap Lions 4-1

BOSTON- The Lasell College Lasers (4-4-0, 2-0-0 GNAC) defeated the Emerson Lions  (3-4-1, 0-2-0 GNAC) 4-1 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference Men's Soccer today at Rotch Field.

At 26:43 Dan Hatch (So., Avon, Mass.)took an assist from Kyle Cronin (Fr.,Weymouth, Mass.)for a shot to the left corner on a quick recovery from a rebound off the hands of Emerson goalkeeper Jonas Imbert (Sr., Taunton, Mass.).

Sixty minutes in Tholeman Francios (Jr., Stoughton, Mass.) scored on a drive down the left side with a low shot to the center of the net, with an assist from Matt Tieri (So.,Billerica, Mass.).

Zach Gagne (Sr.,Somerset, Mass.) scored on a penalty kick at the 83^rd minute. Gagne followed that up five minutes later with a breakaway down the middle sinking the ball high right in the Emerson goal.

With two seconds left in the game Eric Dabdoub (So., Monterrey, MEXICO.) took a penalty kick for Emerson and scored.

Imbert saved 8 shots and allowed 4. Lasell goalkeeper Julian Dutton (Sr., Madison, Conn.) allowed 1 goal and saved 6 before getting red-carded with 2 seconds left in the game.  Emerson had zero assists and shot 15 times with seven on goal. Lasell took 21 shots with 12 on goal and had 2 assists.

Emerson next plays Monday night at 6:00 against Lesley University at Rotch Field.

Lions edge Buccaneers on Late goal

BOSTON - Eric Dabdoub (So., Monterrey, Mexico) scored off a direct kick, from just outside the 18 yard box in the 79th minute, to win a 1-0 match for Emerson Menʼs Soccer over Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

The Lions dominated play with six shots, all on goal. The Buccaneers responded with four shots, two on goal.

Emerson goalkeeper Jonas Imbert (Sr., Taunton, Mass.) saved two shots on goal. The Buccaneerʼs Tim Meighan (Jr., E. Bridgewater, Mass.) made five saves allowing one goal.

MIT Equals program's best start with 4-0 victory over Emerson

From MIT Sports Information 9/22/08

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – Behind a pair of goals from Zachary Kabelac, the MIT men’s soccer team went on to post a 4-0 victory over Emerson College in the inaugural meeting between both programs on Monday. The win lifted the Engineers’ record to 7-0-1 on the season while goalie Tom Caldwell collected the 14th shutout of his career, tying the Institute mark set by Morgan Mills ’05.

MIT had numerous chances to get on the board early in the contest but its shots were just off the mark. Kabelac ended the deadlock in the 21st minute when he chased down a pass from Max Stein-Golenbock and beat the Lions’ (2-3-1) defense for his sixth goal of the season. A defensive battle ensued for the remainder of the frame as each side combined for eight shots after MIT recorded a 7-1 advantage prior to Kabelac’s goal.

The Engineers continued to attack in the second stanza, tallying six shots and four corner kicks during the first 10 minutes. Following an offsides call, MIT’s Andrew Bishara regained possession of the ball and found Kabelac whose shot was initially deflected by Emerson netminder Jonas Imbert (Sr., Taunton, Mass.). Kabelac immediately headed the airborne ball to the right side of the net in the 59th minute. The Cardinal and Gray extended its lead to 3-0 when Chase Anderson set up Jason Zhu for a 25-yard shot that landed in the top right corner of the goal. MIT capped off the scoring with 1:21 left to play on Peter Bojo’s blast following a foul just outside the box.

Caldwell posted two saves to go along with his fifth shutout of the season. Imbert collected 10 saves through 78 minutes while Derek Dumont (Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) closed out the contest with three saves, including an incredible diving stop to his left side.

Emerson will host Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Hawks edge Lions 2-1

BOSTON (9/18/08) - Dircilino DeBrito (Fr., New Bedford, Mass.) scored the game winning goal on a 25-yard blast from straight away just over the outstretched arms of Emerson College goal keeper Nick Strauss (Jr., Norwood, Mass.) in the 69th minute, as the Becker College Hawks defeated the Emerson College Lions 2-1 in a men’s soccer match at Rotch Field.

Jon Carr (Jr., Glasgow, Scotland) opened the scoring for Emerson 2:14 into the first half with an assist from Eric Dabdoub (So., Monterrey, Mexico). Timothy Howard (Fr., Paxton, Mass.) responded with a goal at 13:31 on a scramble off a corner kick.

The Lions took 17 shots with four on goal. The Hawks shot 13 times, seven on goal. Both Becker goals were unassisted.

Both goalkeepers played the full ninety minutes. Becker goalkeeper Aaron Fill (Jr., Ladner, B.C.) had three saves while the Lions got five saves from Strauss (Jr., Norwood, Mass.).

Emerson’s next game is Monday September 22nd at MIT.

Lions Drop first GNAC match to Mount Ida 1-0

From Mount Ida College Sports Information - 9/14/08
Newton, Mass. -- The Mount Ida College men’s soccer team chalked up its first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) victory this afternoon against Emerson College winning 1-0 at Mt. Ida Athletic Stadium on a wet and rainy day. The Mustangs would improve to 2-2-1 overall and 1-0-0 in conference play while the Lions (2-1-1, 0-1-0 GNAC) drop their first loss of the season. 

The action was back and forth the entire first half with the Mustangs providing the bulk of the offense on two possessions. MIC senior Matt Gill (Sr., Winfield, KS) had the first opportunity with a one-on-one with the Lions goaltender but could not convert the score.

Sophomore Simon Shallop (So., Guinea, W. Africa)would give the Mustangs another chance from the 18 yard line, but Lions keeper Nick Strauss (Jr., Norwood, MA) made a diving save to keep it locked at 0-0 heading into halftime.

The second half was much like the first with both sides maintaining the tie score and with chances for either team to take the advantage. The Mustang defense was solid led by sophomore Hayato Kanesaka (So., Old Tappan, N.J.) in the sweeper position that stopped some key breakaways from happening. 

Just when it looked like the game was heading into extra time, the Mustangs would strike. Midfielder Michael Concecao (Jr., Cranston, R.I.) crossed a free kick from the right side of the field into the middle of the box. Junior Taiki Otsuka (Jr., Kanagawa-Ken, Japan) put his head on the ball and found the foot of Jean Demorcy (Sr., Jersey City, NJ) who hammered it into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead with 2:30 remaining in the contest. The Lions would have no answer for the surging Mustangs who rode to their first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) victory of the season. 

Mount Ida goal tender Brian Leighton (Turner, ME) came up with a couple of huge saves for his squad tallying four on the day. Strauss would also come up big for Emerson notching seven stops. 

Emerson next plays Becker College on Thursday at 6:00pm at Rotch Field in a non-conference match.

Lions Bite UMass Boston

Boston, Mass. -- Casey Shane (Jr., New York N.Y.) scored the game's only goal to bring The Lions a 1-0 win over UMass Boston at Rotch Field today.

Before the game Coach Jared Scarpaci said that he hoped to preserve the momentum from last weeks 3-1 win over Eastern Nazarene College.

"We're looking for a solidly played game and to continue what we had done over at Eastern Nazarene," he said.

Head Coach of UMass Miles Berry said that he was looking for his team to continue with the momentum they had in the second half of their game last week.

With the coaches from both teams looking to continue momentum from the previous weeks, the game came down to a kinetic battle for dominance of the field.

Derek Dumont,(Jr., Pittsburgh PA) normally a goal keeper, was pressed into field action because heat forced substitutions early in the game. "I just went out there and did what I could," he said.

Shane said that despite his kicking the winning goal, the victory belongs to the entire team stalwartly dominating defensively, in spite of heat that made it like playing inside a closet full of teddy bears.

Lions take advantage of opportunity and open season with victory, 3-1

(From Eastern Nazarene College Sports Information - 9/4/08)
QUINCY, MASS. -- After battling back from a 1-0 deficit, Eastern Nazarene conceded the game winning goal in the 78th minute and absorbed its first loss of the season, by a 3-1 count to Emerson College

Emerson scored a first half goal by Greg Epstein (Sr., Marlboro, N.J.), on a near post finish from Zach Sayward's (Jr. Franklin, Mass.) cross, the Crusaders hung around and tallied a goal of their own in the second half when ENC co-captain Matt Woodley (Setauket, N.Y.) sent a bending ball around the wall of Lion players on a direct kick to notch the game at 1-1 in the 52nd minute.

The Crusaders continued to press the Lions for heavy portions of the next 25 minutes. But a foul 40 yards from the Crusaders goal, provided the Lions with a direct kick that they capitalized on. Kevin Peters (So., Nanuet, N.Y.) served the ball into the left side of the penalty box and Emerson’s Casey Shane (Jr., New York, N.Y.) beat everyone to it heading the ball back across the goal, over the head of Crusader keeper Chris Cherry (Brockton, Mass.) just inside the far post. The goal sparked the Lions and six minutes later Shane found himself 30 yards out unmarked, and let a shot fly that trailed left and just outside of Cherry's reach for goal number three.

Emerson held the shot advantage at 18-13 while Lion goalkeeper Nick Strauss (Jr., Norwood, Mass.) collected five saves and Crusaders goalkeeper Chris Cherry had nine saves.

Emerson (1-0) hosts UMass-Boston at 12:30 pm for its second match of the season.