MEN'S SOCCER WINS BOSTON SPRING INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

EAST BOSTON, Mass. – The Emmanuel College men's soccer team was crowned the 2019 Boston Spring Invitational Champions after an exciting afternoon of soccer hosted by Suffolk University at East Boston Memorial Stadium. The Saints picked up a 1-1 draw against Pine Manor College and finished the day with a 3-0 victory over Suffolk to take home the crown.

Game 1 vs. Pine Manor

Freshman Kyle Monaghan (Monson, Mass.) opened the day's scoring with a first-half goal against the Gators, finishing home a volley off of a rebound from an initial shot by classmate Robert Danielian (Watertown, Mass.).

Pine Manor evened the score at 1-1 in the second half which proved to be the final despite a few late goal scoring chances for the Saints.

EC junior keeper Jonathan Ferrarini (Hanover, Mass.) recorded a clean sheet in the first half and finished with four saves in the draw.

Game 2 vs. Suffolk

Monaghan got the scoring started in the second contest as well with a penalty kick goal early on in the action to give Emmanuel a 1-0 advantage.

The score stayed at 1-0 heading into the half behind a solid performance in net by freshman Vincent Conelli (West Hartford, Conn.) who made three saves in the clean stanza.

Emmanuel built a 2-0 lead on a goal by freshman Erik Gustafson (Ipswitch, Mass.) off a set piece about eight minutes into the second half before fellow rookie Kyle King (Gorham, Maine) made it 3-0, finding the back of the net with the help of an assist from Campbell Shealy (Lexington, S.C.).

Freshman Matthew LaMondia (East Longmeadow, Mass.) played the second half in net and kept the Rams off the board, making three saves to preserve the 3-0 shutout win.

Monaghan was named the Tournament MVP following his performance on the day.

COACHES' CORNER

"It was a fun afternoon of soccer," said EC Head Coach Dan Roberts. "We were able to do some things well that we had been working on during the spring season and it was nice to see our younger guys stepping up and playing well. We're excited for the direction the program is headed."

UP NEXT!
The Saints return to action next fall for the 2019 varsity campaign which kicks off on Saturday, August 31 when Emmanuel plays host to Framingham State University.