Western New England Nets Four First Half Goals in 4-2 win Over Elms

Pingree leads first half surge with two goals, one assist

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 4, 2016) – The Western New England University men's soccer team scored four unanswered goals in the first half on its way to a 4-2, non-conference victory over Elms College this afternoon at Suprenant Field.

Top Performers
• Junior midfielder Logan Pingree (Middletown, Conn.) fueled Western New England's offensive surge in the first half with a pair of goals and one assist.
• Junior forward Troy Remillard (Palmer, Mass.) put two shots on goal and found the back of the net for the third consecutive contest, capping the four-goal half with his tally in the 44^th minute.

• Sophomore defender Colby Macdonald (Bristol, Conn.) gave Elms an early lead with his second goal of the season.

Match Review
• The Blazers opened the scoring 12:29 into the contest when Macdonald ended up with the ball at his feet after a failed clearance by a Golden Bear defender, and he placed a shot past Western New England senior goalkeeper Kevin Strobel (Rockland, Mass.).
• Elms' lead was short lived, however, as Pingree equalized for the Golden Bears with a shot from the right side of the penalty area that found the side netting just inside the far post.
• Western New England then took the lead for good in the 22^nd minute, when senior midfielder Kory Caster's (Wilbraham, Mass.) shot from just outside the area deflected off Elms' freshman goalkeeper Tyler Graves' (Monson, Mass.) outstretched hands and into the net.
• The Golden Bears continued to attack, scoring for the third time at the 30:47 mark as Pingree headed home a corner kick taken by freshman forward Corey Brown (Somers, Conn.).
• Remillard made it 4-1 in favor of Western New England just 1:17 before halftime after receiving a pass from Pingree, beating an Elms defender and sneaking a shot under Graves.
• The Blazers got one goal back in the 87^th minute, as junior midfielder C.J. Dabkowski (Bristol, Conn.) launched a shot from 30 yards out, beating Western New England sophomore goalkeeper Tyler Lavigne (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.), who came on to replace Strobel in the 79^th minute.

Notes
• Remillard, who was named CCC Offensive Player of the Week yesterday after scoring four goals last week, now leads the Golden Bears with eight goals this season.
• Pingree (six goals, four assists) and Remillard are tied for the team lead with 16 points each, which is good for third in the CCC.
• Western New England's 27 shots this afternoon are a season-high. The Golden Bears outshot the Blazers 27-10 and held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.

Up Next
Western New England (5-7) will be back in action on Saturday at Roger Williams, while Elms (2-10) is off until next Tuesday, when the Blazers travel to Newbury College for an NECC contest.