Box Score
Paxton, Mass. – Eight different Bison recorded at least a point as Nichols defeated Anna Maria 6-1 on Thursday afternoon in a non-conference men's soccer matchup played at AMCAT field.
Nichols sophomore
Casey Doig (Spofford, N.H.) opened the scoring with a shot from the right side of the field into the upper left corner of the net at 10:08. Senior
Thomas Miller (Whitman, Mass.) increased the visitor's advantage with his first collegiate goal in the 18th minute as he buried a cross from senior
Scott Coderre (Thompson, Conn.). Senior
Andrew Conklin (Wading River, N.Y.) headed in a rebound off a shot initially taken by Coderre at 20:59 to give the Bison a 3-0 lead.
Anna Maria sophomore Bryan Blomgren (Auburn, Mass.) broke up the shutout in the 33rd minute courtesy of a long header from senior Enco Lika (Worcester, Mass./Doherty). Nichols entered the intermission with a 16-6 bulge in shots and an eye-popping 7-1 advantage in corner kick chances.
First-year
Tiago Prazeres (West Hartford, Conn.) added to the Bison lead as he booted a 20-yard shot over the AMCAT keeper at 51:04. Just over seven minutes later, rookie
Donny Whittle (Ellington, Conn.) buried a shot from the left wing for his 10th goal of the season. First-year
Christian Cole (Gaithersburg, Md.) completed the scoring as he deposited a cross from classmate
Ryan Nunn (Old Lyme, Conn.) with just over 10 minutes remaining in the contest. Each team had a corner kick opportunity while Nichols outshot the hosts 8-2 in the stanza.
Bison rookie netminder
Douglas Levine (Marblehead, Mass.) was called upon to make one save in his first collegiate victory. First-year
Francesco Chiaravalloti (Torrington, Conn.) went untested in the second half for the Bison. Rookies Scott Webster (Ocala, Fla.) and Andrew Dahl (Marlton, N.J.) combined to stop nine shots for the AMCATS.
Nichols (9-5-0) heads to University of New England on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference match. Anna Maria (2-11-1) travels to Emmanuel for a 3:00 p.m. GNAC contest on Saturday.
