PLYMOUTH, N.H.-Three New England College men's soccer team picked up their first win of the season on Sunday afternoon, downing Plymouth State University by a score of 3-2.

The win marks the first for the Pilgrims this season following Friday's tie with Mitchell. Plymouth State falls to 1-1-0 on the season.

SCORING
06:53 NEC | Sina Samali from Michael Skarbelis
21:23 NEC | Michael Skarbelis from Panagiotis Galatas
38:17 PSU | Nick Rutherford from Mauricio Acevedo
57:46 PSU | Filip Johansson from Nick Rutherford
68:41 NEC | Cooper Valinkski from Dylan Russell

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pilgrims got off to a great start as Sina Samali (North Andover, Mass.) scored in the seventh minute of the game. They made it sweeter in the 22^nd minute on a goal by Michael Skarbelis (North Andover, Mass.).

The momentum began to swing in Plymouth's favor from there, as Nick Rutherford scored a low goal in the right corner in the 38^th minute to get on the scoreboard. Nearly 20 minutes later, the Panthers tied the score at 2-2 as Rutherford found Filip Johansson for his first goal of the season.

NEC's Cooper Valinski (Portsmouth, N.H.) netted the decisive game-winner in the 69^th minute, using his left foot to fire a shot into the left-side of the net from outside the 18-yard box.

GOALKEEPERS
NEC's Robbie Ferguson (Hopkinton, N.H.) made five saves for his first win of the season. Plymouth's Jimmy Mansour got the start and made two saves while allowing two first-half goals. Owen Caggiano played the second half and tallied one save.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Pilgrims host Nichols College on Saturday at noon and host Wheaton College on Wednesday, September 13^th at 7:00 p.m.