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Darren Mota
Photo: Frank Poulin
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Winner New England Col. NEW ENGL (7-4-4, 5-3-3)
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Lesley LESLEY (3-11-1, 1-4-1)
Winner
New England Col. NEW ENGL
(7-4-4, 5-3-3)
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Final
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Lesley LESLEY
(3-11-1, 1-4-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
New England Col. NEW ENGL 0 2 2
Lesley LESLEY 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Overcomes Second-Half Deficit at Lesley

LEXINGTON, Mass. - The New England College men's soccer team faced off against Lesley University, this time as non-conference foes, and the 'Grims would pull off the second-half comeback to defeat the Lynx 2-1 on Sunday at Minuteman Field in Lexington, Massachusetts. 

THE BASICS 
Score: New England College 2, Lesley University 1 
Records: Pilgrims 7-4-4 | Lynx 3-11-1 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • In the final seconds of the first half, NEC junior forward Michael Moore (Rochester, N.H.) gathered a loose ball, turned, and as the buzzer sounded, rocketed a shot over the Lesley goalie, but hard off the top crossbar. The 'Grims were mere inches away from taking a one-goal lead, but instead the two former conference rivals would take a 0-0 tie into halftime.  
  • In the 67th minute, it was the Lynx who would get on the board first, with a go-ahead goal by freshman Miguel Vasconcelos (Sharon, Mass.), assisted by freshman Marc Kenny Derac (Waltham, Mass.).  
  • Now trailing, the 'Grims were in need of an equalizer. In the 81st minute, sophomore midfielder Wyatt Flibbert (Windham, Maine) got deep into Lesley territory before sending a perfect cross in front of the opposition's net. And in their time of need, it was senior forward Logan Cassin (Penacook, N.H.) who received the cross and scored on a game-tying header. But the Pilgrims were not content with a tie and were searching for one more.  
  • In the 86th minute, following a Lesley foul, junior midfielder Darren Mota (Inverness, Scotland) took a quick free kick – catching the defenders off guard - and found Flibbert on the wing who would take a few steps before netting the game-winning goal.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • Sophomore goalkeeper Logan Clough (Hillsbourough, N.H.) picked up his second start of the season for the Pilgrims, making five saves en route to his first win. 
  • Lesley junior goalie Josiah Williams (Durham, N.C.) stopped two shots for the Lynx. 
  • It was a big weekend for Cassin who scored four goals in the team's two wins. Cassin has further extended his team-lead in goals with nine. 
  • Speaking of big weekends, Mota, with his assist on the game-winning goal, collected four assists across the two games. He leads the team with seven assists on the season 

UP NEXT 

  • NEC is back on the field on Tuesday when they return to Great Northeast Athletic Conference play at Norwich at 7:00 PM. 

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