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Jill Souza
0
Nichols NC (4-4-0, 1-1-0)
2
Winner Endicott EC (4-1-1, 2-0-0)
Nichols NC
(4-4-0, 1-1-0)
0
Final
2
Endicott EC
(4-1-1, 2-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Nichols NC 0 0 0
Endicott EC 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Bison fall to Gulls 2-0 for first time since 2012

Endicott 2, Nichols 0
Beverly, Mass. – Endicott Stadium
Friday, September 18, 2015

 
All-Time Series & Streaks
This was the first win for the Gulls of the Bison since 2012. The Gulls now lead the all-time series 10-9-1

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Senior Abdulla Al Khalifa (Riffa, Bahrain) (EC) – one goal (game-winning); six shots (3 SOG)
2 – Junior Nick Weinstein (Trumbull, Conn.) (EC) – five saves; shutout
3 – Senior Shintaroh Itoh (Nerima, Tokyo, Japan) (EC) – one goal; one assist; two shots (1 SOG)

Keys Stat of the Game
The Bison were outshot 24-12 on the game including 16-4 in the first half.

Turning Point
A yellow card given out to senior captain Patrick DeRosa (Lynnfield, Mass.) at 30:17 perhaps swayed some momentum as Al Khalifa came away with a goal just minutes later.

Quick Hits
- The Gulls outshot the Bison heavily however only held an 8-6 lead in shots on goal.
- Junior David Melanson (Simsbury, Conn.) led the Bison with three shots while sophomore Paul Sickinger (Tyngsboro, Mass.) and senior Ryan Nunn (Old Lyme, Conn.) each had two.
- Al Khalifa scored at 35:32 after the ball went from the middle to the right wing and back to the middle for the goal.
- Itoh scored his goal a minute and four seconds into the second half on a penalty kick.
- Senior captain Alex Geas (Somers, Conn.) stopped six shots and allowed two goals in the loss.
- Weinstein made five saves in the win.

Next up
Nichols – Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Daniel Webster, 4:00 p.m.
Endicott – Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Coast Guard, 7:00 p.m.
 
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