Men's Soccer Drops Non-Conference Contest at Eastern Nazarene, 2-1

NORTH QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team notched a 2-1 victory over Emmanuel Monday evening at Creedon Field to snap a four-match winless skid.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 2, Emmanuel 1
Records: Lions (4-4-4) | Saints (3-8-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene opened the scoring in the eighth minute to nab a 1-0 lead. Nils Hesmer (Herrenburg, Germany) smashed in his second goal of the season as Mattia Zuin (Mexico City, Mexico) picked up an assist.
• The Lions doubled their advantage to 2-0 with a score in the 37th minute. Emilio Magdon (Mexico City, Mexico) headed home his third tally of the year off of a corner kick service from Aitor Iakovlev (Moralzarzal, Spain).
• Emmanuel got on the board in the 52nd minute to cut the deficit to 2-1 as Joe Anderson netted his second goal of the season with a long-range effort.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Gabriel Viau (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) made his sixth start between the sticks and posted two saves.
• Eastern Nazarene concluded the contest with 19 shots while Emmanuel generated 10 attempts on the night.
• First-year Isaiah Etienne made his first career collegiate start, making four stops for the Saints.
• Bryan Vargas (San Jose, Costa Rica) and Emilio Magdon (Mexico City, Mexico) each fired five shots to lead the Lions.

UP NEXT:
Eastern Nazarene hosts nationally-ranked Middlebury on October 11. The Saints return on Wednesday with a match against Bridgewater State at 7:00 p.m.

**Release courtesy Eastern Nazarene Athletic Communications