HENNIKER, N.H. – As the rains fell upon the Don Melander Field on Saturday evening, the New England College men's soccer team completed a full day of Pilgrim action with a 3-2 victory over against visiting Anna Maria College in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action.                                                          

THE BASICS
Score:                    Anna Maria 2, New England College 3
Records:               Pilgrims 8-5-4, 6-4-3 GNAC | AMCATS 4-9-1, 4-8-0 GNAC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• NEC senior forward Logan Cassin (Penacook, N.H.) scored two goals for the Pilgrims in the 10^th and 74^th minutes, giving him a team-high 11 for the season and matching his jersey number. Cassin's goal with 16:40 left in the game proved to be the eventual game-winner.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• NEC freshman midfielder Santiago Sanchez (Guatemala City, Guatemala) scored his fifth career goal in the 54^th minute, giving the Pilgrims a 2-1 lead at that point.
• The Grims saw assists from sophomore defenseman Patrick Tewksbury (Londonderry, N.H.), junior defenseman Darren Mota (Inverness, Scotland) and sophomore midfielder Wyatt Flibbert (Windham, Maine).
• NEC junior goalkeeper Hayden Walker (Manchester, N.H.) tallied nine saves on the night.
• Anna Maria stayed in it with goals from junior midfielder Rubelsi Moran (Holden, Mass.) and junior left back Gabe Tellez (East Falmouth, Mass.).

UP NEXT

• NEC is back on the field on Tuesday when they travel to Lasell University for their final game of the regular season against the Lasers in a 3:30 p.m. GNAC match.
• Anna Maria likewise concludes their regular season on Tuesday, that with a 6:00 p.m. game against the University of Saint Joseph.

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