BIG SECOND HALF LIFTS MEN’S SOCCER PAST ANNA MARIA

THE BASICS 

Scores:             
Anna Maria, 1; Emmanuel College, 4
Records:          
Emmanuel College Saints (4-4-1, 3-1-1 GNAC)
Anna Maria College AMCats (2-7, 0-4 GNAC)
Location:          
Boston, Mass. – Roberto Clemente Field 
Date:                
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

THE LEAD: Junior midfielder Nick Fierro (Katonah, N.Y.) tallied four points on a goal and two assists to power the Emmanuel College men's soccer team over Anna Maria College, 4-1, Wednesday evening in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action at Roberto Clemente Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED  

• Following 26 minutes of scoreless action, Nick Lawrence (Attleboro, Mass.) opened the scoring with his second goal of the campaign to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Lawrence converted a feed from Sebastian Sosa (Providence, R.I.) with a strong finish.
• The AMC goal was the loan marker of the half as Anna Maria carried a 1-0 lead into halftime despite being outshot by the Saints, 9-2 at the break.
• Emmanuel netted the equalizer but four minutes into the second stanza as Fierro potted his second goal of the year at 49:10 marker to even the score at 1-1.
• EC freshman forward Kyle King (Gorham, Maine) tallied his fourth goal of the season just three minutes later, finishing a feed from Fierro for the eventual game-winner to put Emmanuel on top for good at 2-1.
• Freshman Rober Danielian (Watertown, Mass.) got into the scoring column with his fourth goal of the year in the 65^th minute, connecting on a feed from freshman midfielder Kyle Monaghan (Monson, Mass.) to bump the lead to 3-1.
• Sophomore forward Morgan Mercier (Lincolnville, Maine) capped the scoring in the 77^th minute, scoring the first goal of his college career with the help of another Fierro dime to wrap up the scoring with a 4-1 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

·        The Saints finished the night with a 17-4 advantage in shots and also owned a 10-5 margin in corner kick attempts.

·        Both King and Fierro have now scored in back-to-back games, the first time all season that two teammates have accomplished the feat on the Saints.

·        EC junior keeper Jonathan Ferrarini (Hanover, Mass.) made three saves to earn the win and improve to 4-4-1 in between the pipes before making way to freshman Matthew LaMondia (East Longmeadow, Mass.) in his collegiate debut.

·        AMC keeper Jeffre Donahue (Rockland, Mass.) made four saves on the night for the AMCats to fall to 2-6 on the season.

UP NEXT

·        Both squads return to the pitch this Saturday, September 29^th. The Saints head to Bristol, R.I. to take on Roger Williams University in non-conference action at 12:00 PM while Anna Maria plays host to Lasell College at 4:00 PM in another GNAC battle.