Men’s Soccer Falls To Newbury, 5-1 In NECC Quarterfinal Action
Men’s Soccer Falls To Newbury, 5-1 In NECC Quarterfinal Action
CHESTNUT HILL, MA – Sixth-seeded Elms
College senior goalkeeper Nick Pellegrini (Ludlow,
MA) recorded seven saves, but No. 3 Newbury College used
five goals from five different players to complete a 5-1 victory
over the Blazers in Wednesday evening’s New England
Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament quarterfinal
men’s soccer contest at Pine Manor College.
With the loss, Elms concludes its 2009 season with 5-14 overall
record. Newbury moves to 6-13 on the season and will play No. 2
Lesley in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 6.
After playing to a scoreless tie for much of the first period,
Newbury broke the deadlock in the 38th minute of play when freshman
Shaundize Moosavizadeh (Winchester, MA) found the
back of the net off a rebound from Newbury junior Joseph
Lawer (Worcester, MA). Five minutes later they would add
to the lead when Moosavizadeh found junior Kevin Gregory
(Blacksburg, VA) in front of the net for the second goal
of the contest.
The Nighthawks extended their lead to 3-0 four minutes into the
second stanza when Lawer punched in a goal off a feed from
Andy Osei (Worcester, MA). Hector Adudoj
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras) then rifled a goal past Pellegrini
two minutes later to up the lead to 4-0, before Hayato
Iwahori (Tokyo, Japan) hit Anthony Fannoh III
(Worcester, MA) with a pass that he drilled into the net
in the 72nd minute to give Newbury a 5-0 lead.
Elms sophomore forward Tom Ferruolo (Arlington,
VT) got the Blazers on the board when he scored off a feed
from sophomore forward Adam Schnopp (Pittsfield,
MA) at the 77:09 mark, making the score 5-1.
Nighthawks’ goalkeeper William McNally (Grafton,
MA) finished with eight saves in the winning effort.
Elms senior Ben Masse (Chicopee, MA), junior
Chris Silva (Chicopee, MA) and freshman
Tavish Leland (Bridgton, ME) each blasted three
shots for the Blazers in the loss.
