Box Score CHICOPEE, Mass. - The New England College men's soccer team advanced to the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) semifinals after a 2-0 victory over Elms College.

The Pilgrims will improve to 7-7-4 on the season with a 3-2-3 record in the NECC. Elms will see their season come to a close at 5-13-1 with a 4-3-1 record in the NECC.

SCORING
28:00 | NEC Team
66:39 | NEC Badran Saeed (unassisted)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pilgrims got on the board 28 minutes into the game with an own goal. The mishap occurred when a Blazer player attempted to head an NEC corner kick out of the box but the ball instead ricocheted directly into the back of the net.

NEC added an insurance goal in the 67th minute when Badran Saeed (Upper Marlboro, Md.) fired a missile from 35 yards out that was bound for goal the moment it left his foot.

GOALKEEPERS
Robbie Ferguson (Hopkinton, N.H.) made two saves on two shots on goal and picked up the win for NEC while AJ Oliveira had five saves on seven shots on goal in the losing effort for Elms.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Pilgrims will travel to Newbury College on Friday to face the NECC's top seed, Newbury.

Contributions to the recap credited to Elms Athletic Communications.