Erskine & Conelli Make History in 1-0 Win Over Regis

WESTON, Mass. - Emmanuel College topped host Regis College, 1-0, in a tightly contested Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's soccer match Saturday afternoon at Regis Stadium.

Senior Alec Erskine (Coventry, Conn.) scored the game-winner for Emmanuel with just over 30 seconds remaining until the end of the first half. After settling a long pass in the box, Erksine beat the Regis defenders, finding the left side of the net to give Emmanuel a one-goal advantage. The goal was the 29th of his career moving him into the program lead for goals, surpassing Christopher Clark '08 who held the record for 14 years.

Regis had its best opportunities to score in the second half when Santiago Pedraza Novak (Bogota, Colombia) and Zack Acciardo (Derry, N.H.) had shots on goal, forcing the Emmanuel goalkeeper to make saves to prevent the Pride from getting on the scoreboard.

Freddie Beckmann (Franklin, Mass.) made eight saves in goal for the Pride while Vincent Conelli (West Hartford, Conn.) stopped two shots in the shutout win for the visitors. Conelli also made some EC history as the clean sheet was his sixth of the year marking a new single-season program record. He moves past Garrett Charette '15 who held the previous standard with five shutouts in 2014.

The Saints outshot the Pride, 20-5, led by Joey Soucy (Attleboro, Mass.) with six shots and Erskine with five shots. 

Regis College (4-10-1, 1-8-1 GNAC) plays its last road match of the season at Anna Maria next Saturday, Oct. 22, beginning at 12:00 PM before returning home for the final match of the season with a 7:00 PM start against Johnson & Wales Tuesday, Oct. 25. Emmanuel (5-4-5, 3-3-3 GNAC) hosts Dean College Tuesday, Oct. 18, starting at 7:00 PM at Roberto Clemente Field in Boston, Mass.

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