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2007

Emerson College Honored by NSCAA with Academic Award

Emerson College is one of 73 institutions nationwide to be honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with that organization’s team Academic Award for both its men’s and women’s programs. This is the third consecutive year Emerson has earned the honor, and Emerson is one of only five New England institutions from all NCAA Divisions to have both teams qualify for the award.

The Emerson men’s program compiled a grade point average of 3.30 on a four point scale, while the women have an aggregate 3.32. There are 112 men’s teams and 297 women’s teams that qualify for the award based on grades from the 2006-2007 academic year.

On the men’s side Emerson is one of only four Division III teams in New England to qualify for the award. Bates College, Colby College, and Lesley University are the other three.

The women are joined by New England Division III schools Colby-Sawyer College, Endicott College, Lesley University, Roger Williams University, Simmons College, Smith College, Tufts University, and Wheaton College.

The other four New England institutions that had both men’s and women’s teams qualify are Dartmouth College, Lesley University, the University of New Hampshire, and the University of Vermont.  Dartmouth, New Hampshire and Vermont are Division I teams, Lesley is Division III.

The soccer teams are the second and third teams to be honored by national organizations for their academic achievements.  The Emerson Women’s Softball team was named the 2007 Division III Team Academic Champion by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

Mathias, Sagar, Imbert Honored as GNAC All-Conference Picks

Emerson College Chris Mathias (Sr., Gettysburg, Penn., left) Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, Vir., right), and Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass.) have each been named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's soccer All-Conference team.  Mathias was a first -team pick in a vote of the conference coaches, while Sagar and Imbert were second team selections.

Mathias scored four goals and had five assists his senior season.  A team captain, Mathias had one game winning goal from his midfield position.  A tireless worker and excellent passer, Mathias led the Emerson regulars in minutes played.

Sagar, a forward,  was second in the GNAC in goals with 15 and scoring by amassing 36 points.  He also led the conference in game winning goals with five.

Imbert (no photo available) has been the Lions' starting goal keeper for the past two seasons.  He started 17 of the team's 18 games this season and allowed 33 goals in 1,399 minutes.  He had a save percentage of .723 and had three shutouts.

Cadets End Lions' Season With 8-1 Victory

From Norwich University Sports Information, 10/28

NORTHFIELD, VT. – Drew Dilley and Ryan Boyton each scored two goals, and four other Cadets added markers as the Norwich men’s soccer team cruised past Emerson, 8-1, in a GNAC quarterfinal matchup on Sunday afternoon at Howard Field.

The Cadets (15-2-1) got on the scoreboard in the seventh minute when Kyle Przekaza scored off an assist from Chris Rivet. Dilley scored his first goal of the game in the 18th minute when he capitalized off a feed from Rivet. Ten minutes later, in the 28th minute, Rob Harlow made it 3-0 off an assist from Peter Andrews. Dilley closed out the first half scoring in the 31st minute, when he scored off an assist from Boyton.

The Norwich scoring barrage continued early in the second half when Jason Grupp tallied a goal off an assist from Emmanuel Motaze in the 50th minute. Just three minutes later, Boyton scored his first goal of the game off a feed from Motaze.

Andrews made it 7-0 in the 74th minute when he scored courtesy of an assist from Boyton. Then, after Emerson scored its lone goal, Boyton closed out the scoring with his second tally of the match off an assist from Jon Amell.  Jake Pagragan played the first 70 minutes, making five saves. Norwich dominated the statistics, outshooting Emerson, 26-17, while holding a 7-3 edge in corner kicks.

Norwich Defeats Emerson, 4-0

From Norwich University Sports Information, 10/24

NORTHFIELD, VT. – Rob Harlow scored a pair of goals, and Drew Dilley added a goal and an assist to lead the Norwich men’s soccer team to its fourth consecutive shutout victory, 4-0, over Emerson on Wednesday afternoon at Howard Field.

The Cadets (14-2-1, 9-0-1 GNAC), who capped an undefeated conference slate, have locked up the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. NU will host a quarterfinal game against an undetermined opponent at Howard Field on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 1:30 p.m.

Emerson (10-8-0, 3-8-0 GNAC) controlled play for the first several minutes, but were unable to capitalize on its chances. The Lions’ inability to put shots on goal hurt them throughout the game as only three of their 17 shot attempts were on target.

Harlow opened the scoring for Norwich in the fourth minute when he corralled a pass from Chris Rivet and drilled the ball from the left side of the field into the far right-hand corner of the net to put the Cadets on top, 1-0.

Ryan Boyton, who has been named GNAC “Rookie of the Week” each of the past two weeks, continued his hot play, scoring NU’s second goal off an assist from Dilley in the 36th minute. 

The second half featured an interesting play when NU goaltender Jake Pagragan was credited with an assist on Harlow’s second goal, which came in the 86th minute. Pagragan sent the ball sailing down the field on a tremendous kick and Harlow collected it and snuck it past Emerson goalie Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass.) to make it 3-0 Cadets.

Dilley closed out the scoring in the 88th minute when he finished off a nice play set up by Jake Yaris and Rivet.

Pagragan made three saves, including a big stop on a point-blank shot attempt late in the game to preserve his third straight shutout, and sixth blanking of the season. As a team, Norwich has notched 10 shutout victories this year.

Imbert made several impressive stops throughout the match to keep Emerson close. He finished with 11 saves in the contest. Will Sagar led the Lions’ offense with seven shots, including two of the team’s three shots on goal.

NU outshot Emerson, 24-17, and the Cadets held a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.

Wildcats Spoil Family Weekend

BOSTON , MASS. - Johnson & Wales University (10-4-3, 8-0-1 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) got a hat trick from Barry Phillips to down Emerson College (10-7-1, 3-7 GNAC) 5-2 and spoil the Family Weekend festivities for the Lions.

Glover opened the scoring in the twelfth minute when he scored on a breakaway.  Emerson's Chris Mathias (Sr., Gettysburg , Penn. ) answered 16 minutes later when he scored off a throw in  from the left side and buried a shot to the lower left corner of the net.

Johnson & Wales went ahead on a controversial goal as the linesman pointed toward Emerson, while the referee allowed Johnson & Wales to inbound the ball.  Michael Gliniecki alertly took a cross from Jeremiah Schenzel and shot to the lower right hand corner as players from both teams awaited clarification.  The goal was allowed to stand  at the 34:00 minute mark.

JWU increased the half time lead to 3-1 on a shot from 30 yards to the top right hand corner by Alin Oroszi.

Emerson pulled within 3-2 on a goal by Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington , Va. ) assisted by Mike Giles (Fr. Wakefield, R.I.).  Giles crossed the ball from the left and Sagar deposited it in the left side of the goal.

Phillips closed the scoring with unassisted goals at 65:16 and 73:53.

Lions Drop Close Match to St. Joseph's

BOSTON, MASS. - Lane Hubacz scored on a header off a corner kick with 20 minutes remaining in the game to give St. Joseph's College (4-8-3, 2-5-1 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) a 2-1 win over Emerson College (10-6-1, 3-5-0 GNAC).

The teams played a 0-0 first half with Emerson outshooting the Monks 16-2.  Strong team defense by St. Joseph's deflected four Lion shots away from the goal.

The Monks drew first blood in the second half with Hubacz netting the goal on a scramble following a corner kick at 58:59.  Emerson answered 65 seconds later when Chris Jones (Sr., Danvers, Mass.) scored on a header off a free kick.  Casey Shane (So., New York, N.Y.) tallied the assist.

Emerson outshot the Monks 27-9 in the contest.  Emerson goalkeeper Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass.) had six saves, while Cory Smith had nine for St. Joseph's.

Suffolk Downs Emerson in Neighborhood Rivalry

from Suffolk University Sports Information (10/13/07)

SOMERVILLE, Mass.--  Second half goals by junior Pierre-Yves N’Goran and senior Cristian Palacios lifted Suffolk to a 2-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s soccer victory over Emerson Saturday evening at Dilboy Stadium.

N’Goran gave the host Rams (7-4, 4-3 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) the only marker they would need 50 seconds after intermission when he converted a pass from sophomore Nick Celia for his second goal of the season, and Palacios provided an insurance tally for Suffolk in the 67th minute of action when he deflected an indirect kick off the foot of junior Clayton Plumer for his third marker of the year to close out the scoring.

Freshman Jack DeJesus made six saves to pick up his sixth victory and third shutout of the season in goal for the Rams, including three point-blank stops in the first half, while Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass.) made a pair of saves in net for the visiting Lions (10-5, 3-4 GNAC) as Emerson outshot Suffolk by a 13-8 margin for the match.

Lions Ground Eagles in OT

From Daniel Webster College Sports Information (10/8/07)

Nashua, N.H. - Will Sagar's (Sr., Arlington, Va.) redirection of a Chris Mathias (Gettysburg, Penn.) corner kick 3:45 into overtime delivered the Emerson men's soccer team past host Daniel Webster, 3-2 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference matchup Tuesday afternoon.

Sagar's game winner helped the Lions improve to 10-4-1 overall on the season as they evened their record to 3-3 in GNAC play. The loss dropped the Eagles to 1-10-2 overall and 0-5-1 in the GNAC.

Emerson built a 2-0 lead early in the second half thanks to a Mike Giles (Fr., Wakefield, R.I.) score 9:43 into the contest on an 18 yard boot off a Sagar pass, and Sam Perzanowski's (So., Rutland, Vt.) tally 3:10 into the second stanza.

But the Eagles hung tough, as Ben Goben notched his first of the season hopping on a loose ball in front of Lions keeper Nick Strauss (Jr., Norwood, Mass.) at the 51:40 mark, and the Eagles took advantage of a lucky bounce when a Lion defender accidentally deflected an Eagle shot into the net for an own goal with 29:56 remaining in regulation.

Strauss finished with four saves on the afternoon, while Eagle keeper Craig Van Tuly made eight saves.

Emerson finished with a 12-7 total shots advantage (11-5 SOG).

Peters Honored by GNAC

Emerson College midfielder Kevin Peters (Fr., Milford, N.J.) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week for the week ending October 7.  During the week Peters assisted on the game tying goal for Emerson in the Lions' 2-1 victory over Rivier College, and provided strong play in the Lions' 4-3 overtime loss to Mount Ida College.

Mustangs Rally in OT to Trip Up Lions

BOSTON, MA - Taiki Otsuku took a cross from the right hand side and shot to the middle of the goal to give Mount Ida College (7-3-1, 3-1-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) a 4-3 victory over Emerson College (9-4-1, 2-3-0 GNAC) in men's soccer action.  Otsuku's goal came 4:36 into the overtime stanza off an assist from Hermes Lima.

Emerson had tied the score with the final two goals of regulation when Amadeus Junqueira (Sr., Austin, Texas) took a cross from Sam Perzanowski (So., Rutland, Vt.) and shot from the middle of the field off the right post in the 83rd minute.  Five minutes earlier the Lions had pulled to within one when Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, Va.) scored on a penalty kick.

Mount Ida led off the scoring in the 11th minute when Adam Jensen (Jr., Boston, Mass.) broke away down the left side and buried the ball in the right side of the net off Emerson goalkeeper Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass.).  The Lions knotted the score less than 10 minutes later when Sagar scored on a breakaway of his own.

The Mustangs opened up the game's largest lead with two goals in the space of 54 seconds about a third of the way into the second half.  Jean Demorcy scored off a missed header following a corner kick with an assist to Matt Gill.  Mount Ida's third goal came from Jensen off an assist from Otsuku.

Kevin DosSantos had a dozen saves for the Mustangs, while Imbert stopped two shots for Emerson.  The Lions out shot Mount Ida 24-8 in the contest.

Lions Rally to Defeat Rivier With 11 Ticks Left

Ryan Poliseno (Jr., Hanover, Mass.) drove home a shot to the lower left corner of the net with only 11 seconds remaining in regulation time as Emerson College (9-3-1, 2-2-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) rallied in the last six minutes to defeat Rivier College (3-7-0, 0-5-0 GNAC). 

Poliseno's shot off a crossing assist by Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, Va.) capped the Lions' comeback, as Sagar scored off an assist by Kevin Peters (Fr., Nanuet, N.Y.) in the 85th minute to draw the Lions even with the Raiders.

Philip Ramos scored the game's initial goal in the 66th minute on a breakaway up the middle.  The score held until Sagar's goal from 12 yards out to the right side knotted the score to set the stage for Poliseno's heroics.

Emerson out shot Rivier 14 to three in the contest.  Rivier goal keeper Victor Joubert had eight saves to keep his team in the game.  Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass.) had a pair of saves in the Emerson goal.

Sagar Earns Second GNAC Player of the Week Nod, Imbert Named Keeper of the Week

Emerson College forward Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, Va., left) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week ending September 20.  This award is the second time that Sagar has received the honor during the 2007 season.  In a week in which Emerson won all three games it played to raise its record to 8-3-0, Sagar scored on three of six shots, picking up two game winning goals including an overtime winner against Newbury College.  Sagar also scored on a penalty kick in that game and dished out a pair of assists during the week.

Emerson goalkeeper Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass., no photo available) was named the GNAC Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week.  During the week Imbert surrendered only one goal in 10 shots on goal for a .900 save percentage.  He had two shutouts and a goals against average of 0.33.

Lions Down Nighthawks in Double Overtime

From Newbury College Sports Information - 9/29/07

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. - The Newbury College men’s soccer team competed in a gripping game against the Lions of Emerson College today on their home field. Both teams played extremely well in an evenly matched game, which ended dramatically in second overtime with a sudden death goal. 

The opening goal of the day came unassisted from Greg Epstein (Jr., Marlboro, N.J.) of Emerson College, in the first two minutes of the game.  Newbury College answered back with their own goal only minutes later with a carefully placed pass from John Mawson to Gedeon Endeshaw who scored to tie the game at 1-1. Newbury took the lead just four minutes later on a pass from Endeshaw back to Mawson who drilled in his 7th goal of the season.  Before the end of the half, Emerson’s Chris Mathias (Sr., Gettysburg, PA) scored off a pass from Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, VA) to tie the score at 2-2 for halftime.

Newbury took the lead again at the beginning of the second half when Mawson scored his second goal of the game, assisted by Chad D’Ancona.  The Nighthawks enjoyed the 3-2 lead until a penalty kick by Sagar tied the game at 3-3 with 17:33 left on the clock.   Both teams had scoring opportunities in the final minutes of regulation, but none connected to secure the win.   

After a scoreless first overtime, Emerson College finally came out victorious in double overtime following a breakaway by Sagar which resulted in the winning goal for the Lions.

Emerson Hangs On For 1-0 Win Over Bucs

From Massachusetts Maritime Academy Sports Information -09/26/07

The Emerson College (6-3) defense stood the test of a determined Massachusetts Maritime (0-6-1) attack in the final in the final minutes of play Wednesday night as the Lions hung on to win 1-0.

Robin Lewis (So., Westberg, NY) broke a first half stalemate at the 8:20 mark with a kick out of a crowd in front of the MMA net.

MMA keeper Tim Meighan stopped nine balls for the Buccaneers, while Lions keeper Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton MA) made six saves with five of them coming in the last 16 minutes of the second half.

Emerson Defeats Lesley for Inaugural Charles River Cup

Emerson College (5-3-0) got a goal and an assist from leading scorer Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, Va.) to defeat Lesley University (3-2-1) in the schools' first meeting for the Charles River Cup.

Sagar opened the scoring in the 44th minute on a controversial breakaway down the left side.  The Lion forward appeared to be offside, but the goal was allowed and Emerson took a 1-0 lead into the half.

Sagar fed Ryan Poliseno (Jr., Hanover, Mass.) for a goal at 55:26 to give the Lions a 2-0 advantage as he crossed a pass for the left that Poliseno deposited into the lower right corner of the net.

Emerson had a goal disallowed in the final five minutes on a foul call.  The Lions held a 20-5 advantage in shots in the contest.

UMass BostonMen's Soccer Defeats Emerson, 3-1

From UMass Boston Sports Information(9/20/07) 

BOSTON,MA–Senior midfielder Maynor Sanchez netted a pair of goals and added an assist to lead the University of Massachusetts Boston men’s soccer team over visiting Emerson College, 3-1, this afternoon at the Clark Athletic Centeron' the campus of UMass Boston.  The Beacons improve to5-2-0, while the Lions fall to4-2-0.

Sanchez tied the contest for UMass Boston when he took control of the ball near midfield, brought it up, went one-on-one with the Emerson keeper, made a move, came around the right side and scored into the right side of the net at 26:13 of the first half to make it 1-1.  He assisted on the eventual game-winning tally when he sent a cross to the left corner, where freshman defender Alex Cavallero put a head on it and scored into the left corner for his second goal of the year to give the Beacons a 2-1 edge at 38:21 of the opening half.

Erik Osterholm (Sr., Chevy Chase, Md., above left) opened the scoring for the Lions when he redirected a shot from Amadeus Junquira (Sr., Austin, Texas) into the left corner of the net just5:47into the match for a 1-0 margin.

Sanchez capped the scoring with his fifth goal of the season for UMass Boston at the 75:12 mark when freshman midfielder Jason LaFlamcame off the bench and found him with a lead cross, that he deposited into the left corner for a 3-1 lead.

Junior keeper Paul Maniscalco (Hanover,MA)made a season-high eight saves to earn the victory for the Beacons, who were outshot, 16-10.  Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass.) turned away three shots for Emerson.

Emerson Soccer Pitches Second Straight Shutout

The Emerson College Lions (4-0-0) posted their second consecutive shutout holding Nichols College to only eight shots in a 3-0 victory at Rotch Field.  Emerson goalkeeper Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass.) earned the shutout making six saves.

Will Sagar ( Sr., Arlington, Vir.) opened the scoring for the Lions with a deflection of Nichols goalkeeper Clayton Johnson in just the fourth minute.  Sam Perzanowski (So., Rutland, Ver.) had the assist.  The score remained tied throughout the first half despite 12 shots for Emerson as Johnson made five saves.

Casey Shane (So., New York, N.Y. ) posted the Lions second score on a shot from right to left just inside the 18 yard box.  Robin Lewis (So.,Westberg, N.Y.)  assisted.  Sagar closed the scoring on an assist from Chris Mathias (Sr., Gettysburg, Penn.) in the 74th minute.

Emerson outshot Nichols 16-8 over the course of the game.

Lions Defense Chews Up Crusaders

Emerson College (3-0-0) rode a crushing defense to defeat Eastern Nazarene College 5-0 in a non-conference matchup.  Emerson allowed only two shots on net, and seven shots total in the shutout.

Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, Vir.) led Emerson with two goals and an assist, while both Chris Mathias (Sr., Gettysburg, Penn., left) and Robin Lewis (So., Westberg, N.Y.) added a goal and an assist. 

Mathias opened the scoring at 30:04 driving an assist from Sagar to the lower left corner form 15 yards.  Ten minutes later Lewis notched his first goal as an Emerson player on an assist from Amadeus Junqueira (Sr., Austin, Texas) to give Emerson a 2-0 halftime lead.

Sagar notched the next two Lion tallies as he scored on an assist from Lewis 2:15 into the second half.  10 minutes later, Sagar again scored, this time unassisted.  Greg Epstein (Jr., Marlboro, N.J.) closed the scoring on a breakaway off an assist from Mathias at 70:45.

Emerson outshot the Crusaders 29-7 during the game.  Eastern Nazarene goalkeeper Andrew Trice had nine saves.

Sagar Hat Trick Sinks Saints

Emerson College's Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, Vir., left) scored three goals as Emerson (2-0-0, 1-0-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) put up a 4-0 lead and held on to defeat Emmanuel College (0-1-0, 0-1-0 GNAC) 4-2 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference opener for both teams.  Sagar scored the first goal of the game in the first half in leading Emerson to a 2-0 halftime advantage. The first goal came on a header of a corner kick from Chris Mathias (Sr., Gettysburg, Penn.) on the fifth minute.  Ryan Poliseno (Sr., Hanover, Mass.) netted the second Emerson goal at the 27:43 mark following a scramble in front of the net.

Sagar scored the first two goals of the second half with the third score in the 49th minute on a diving header off a free kick from Poliseno.  he followed that six minutes later scoring off a rebound of his own shot off a defender.  Christopher Clark broke up the shutout bid by Emerson with an unassisted goal at 87:45.  Patrick Sheldon ended the scoring with one second remaining in the contest off an assist from Andrew Clark.

Lions Down Colonels in Season Opener

Greg Epstein (Jr., Marlboro, N.J., left) scored two goals, including the game winner as Emerson College defeated Curry College in the season opener for both teams.  Epstein converted the game winner driving a shot to the lower right corner off a cross from Sam Perzanowski (So., Rutland, Ver.) at the 41:07 mark.  Epstein's goal gave Emerson a two goal advantage at the time as Steve Francis (Jr., Congers, N.Y.) converted a penalty kick 21:44 into the contest to give the Lions a 1-0 lead.

Curry narrowed the gap to 2-1 on a Ryan Fiorentino header of an indirect kick by Rui Silva at 53:14.  Epstein responded just under 12 minutes later on a similar goal to his first, this time converting the assist from Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, Vir.). 

Emerson outshot the Colonels 19-7, with Curry goalkeeper Clark Zelazo picking up 7 saves.  Jonas Imbert (Jr., Taunton, Mass.) had 5 saves for the Lions.

2006

Schram Selected All-Region by D3Kicks

Quartet Earn GNAC All-Conference Honors

Emerson center midfielder Cody Schram (Sr., Durham, NH, above left) leads a group of three Lions who have been named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference 2006 Men's Soccer All-Conference Team. Schram was a first-team pick for the second consecutive year, while forward Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, Vir., above second from left), midfielder Ryan Poliseno (Jr., Hanover, Mass., above second from right), and defender Steve Francis (So., Congers, NY, above right) were second team picks.

Schram led Emerson in scoring with 12 goals and eight assists for 32 points in 19 games. Sagar was limited to 10 games due to injury, yet still scored 10 goals and added a pair of assists. Poliseno also netted 10 goals and added five assists in 18 games. Francis tallied two goals and an assist and was the team's top defender.

GNAC Honors Schram as Player of the Week

Emerson center midfielder Cody Schram (Sr., Durham, NH) has been named the Men's Soccer Player of the Week by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. During the week ending October 15, Schram led the Lions to GNAC wins over Emmanuel College and Albertus Magnus College. Schram tallied two goals and two assists over the course of three games during the week.

Imbert Earns GNAC Honor Roll

Emerson College goalkeeper Jonas Imbert (Berklee So.,Taunton, MA) was named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for his play the week ending October 1. During the week Imbert Led the Lions to three victories including a 2-1 overtime victory over Curry College, and a 3-0 shutout of Lesley University.

Sagar Named GNAC Player of the Week

Emerson College men’s soccer forward Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, VA) has been named the Player of the Week in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for the week ending September 24.

Sagar scored Emerson’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss to UMass Boston, and assisted on the game winning goal in the Lions 1-0 GNAC victory over Norwich University. Sagar was named to the GNAC Honor Roll the previous week.

Lions Distribute Wealth in 4-0 Win Over Nichols

Four different players scored goals and goal keeper Jonas Imbert (Berklee So., Taunton, Mass.) earned his first shutout in a Lion uniform as Emerson defeated Nichols College 4-0 in a non-conference game. Emerson opened the scoring on the first career goal for Sam Pezanowski (Fr., Rutland, VT.) in the 29th minute. Ryan Poliseno (So., Hanover, Mass.) followed less than 45 seconds later with a goal to give the Loins a 2-0 halftime lead. In the 77th minute, Amadeus Junqueira (Jr., Austin, Tex.) scored his second goal of the season, while Cody Schram (senior, Durham, NH) ended the scoring just over two minutes later on an assist from Will Sagar (Sr., Arlington, VA). Imbert had six saves in the victory.

Emerson Drops Conference opener

Despite taking an early lead, the Emerson men's soccer team dropped a 5-1 Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest to Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. Ryan Poliseno (Jr., Hanover, Mass.) scored in the 14th minute to give the Lions the lead. He was assisted by Brad Fyffe (Sr., Kaiula-Kona, Hi.). Ten minutes later the Wildcats struck for their first goal on a goal by Barry Phillips and an assist from Brian Sousa. It was the first of four times the pair would hook up on the afternoon with each player netting two goals and adding two assists. The go ahead goal came in the 39th minute. Michael Glinecki also scored for Johnson & Wales.

Rams And Lions Deadlock

A two goal second half rally resulted in a short lived 2-1 lead for Emerson College as the Lions and Framingham State College Rams played to a 2-2 tie.

After a scoreless first half Framingham's Steve Rosenthal found the net in the 54th minute. Seventeen minutes later Emerson tied the game on a Chris Mathias (Jr., Gettysburg, Penn.) goal with an assist to Ryan Poliseno (Jr., Hanover, Mass.). Cody Schram (Sr., Durham, NH) gave the Lions the lead following a perfect crossing pass from Brad Fyffe (Sr., Kaiula-Kona, Hi.) at the 83:34 mark.

Twenty seconds later Rosenthal struck again to forge the tie. Emerson goal keeper Jonas Imbert (sophomore, Taunton, MA) had 10 saves in the game.

Lions Grab Opener

Cody Schram's (Sr., Durham, NH) conversion of a penalty kick 65 minutes into the contest gave the Emerson College Lions a 2-1 victory over Eastern Nazarene College in the season opener for both teams. The Crusaders opened the scoring in he first half on a shot that barely eluded the fingertips of Emerson goal keeper Jonas Imbert (Berklee So., Taunton, MA). The Lions tied the game seven minutes later on a shot by Amadeus Junquiera (Jr., Austin, TX) that deflected off the right post into the goal. Schram's was the only goal of the second half.

2005-2006

Schram Gains GNAC All-Conference Selection

Emerson College midfielder Cody Schram, a junior from Durham, NH, has been named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference first-team All-Conference team. Schram had three goals and added two assists for the Lions.