Golden Bears Ride Fast Start to 3-1 Win Over Eastern Nazarene
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Eastern Nazarene (3-3-1 (0-1 CCC)) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Western New Eng. (3-4-0 (2-0 CCC)) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Western New England improves to 2-0 in CCC play
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 17, 2016) – The Western New England University men's soccer team jumped out to an early two-goal lead on its way to a 3-1 victory over Eastern Nazarene College this afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at Suprenant Field.
Top Performers
• Junior midfielder Logan Pingree (Middletown, Conn.) had a hand in both of Western New England's first half goals, scoring the opener and setting up classmate Troy Remillard (Palmer, Mass.) less than two minutes later.
• Junior forward Maurice Young (Walpole, Mass.) also turned in a multi-point effort, providing an assist on Pingree's opener before sealing the contest with his first goal of the season late in the second half.
• Junior forward Andrew Nelson (Burtonsville, Md.) put Eastern Nazarene on the board with an unassisted tally in the 61st minute.
Match Review
• After Remillard's golden scoring opportunity just 2:15 into the contest was thwarted by the Eastern Nazarene defense, Western New England took a 1-0 lead at the 19:49 mark when Young found Pingree for his team-leading fourth goal of the season.
• The Golden Bears doubled their advantage in the 22nd minute when Pingree connected with Remillard and the junior beat Eastern Nazarene senior goalkeeper Jameson MacFarland (Jacksonville, Fla.) to make it 2-0.
• The Lions pulled back to within a goal 15 minutes into the second half, as Nelson fired a shot from the left side of the penalty area that found the back of the net just under the crossbar.
• Young restored Western New England's two-goal cushion in the 81st minute when he scored from close range with the help of an assist from senior defender Brandon Bolger (Saratoga, N.Y.).
Notes
• The Golden Bears outshot the Lions 10-1 in the second half and held a 14-7 advantage overall.
• Western New England senior goalkeeper Kevin Strobel (Rockland, Mass.) was forced to make just one save in the win.
• The Golden Bears have scored five goals over their last two games (both wins) after scoring just four times during their 1-4 start to the season.
Up Next
Western New England (3-4, 2-0 CCC) will look to get back to the .500 mark on Wednesday afternoon at Wesleyan, while Eastern Nazarene (3-3-1, 0-1 CCC) returns home on Wednesday night to host Pine Manor.
