BIDDEFORD, Maine – The Nichols College men's soccer team fell to UNE 1-0 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Saturday afternoon at Barbara J. Hazard Field.
 
The Bison outshot the Nor'easters 14-9 but were outshot in the second half 7-6 including the only goal of the match with just under 20 minutes to play.
 
Junior Michail Bilek (Hebron, Conn.) scored the only goal of the match after a broken set piece by UNE. Initially, freshman Callum Heaslewood (London, England) sent the ball deep into the Bison box, where it was knocked around multiple times before junior Nick Paine (Dartmouth, Mass.) used his heel to direct it toward the goal. A Bison defender blocked the attempt but Bilek was right there to drive it into the net with 19:59 on the clock for his first marker of the season.
 
Three Bison had two shots including senior captain Tyler Brenner (Stuart, Fla.), classmate Mike Kelley (Braintree, Mass.), and sophomore Gregory Giglio (Deer Park, N.Y.). Senior Ryan Stephens (Stow, Mass.) had a game-high three shots for UNE.
 
Sophomore Patrick Porpora (Westminster, Mass.) made three saves in the loss and senior Elijah Leverett (North Yarmouth, Maine) made one stop in the shutout.
 
All-Time Series
This is only the second loss for the Bison against the Nor'easters in the last 13 meetings but Nichols still leads the all-time series at 15-6-2.
 
Next Games
Nichols (7-6-1, 3-3-0 CCC) – Wednesday, October 19 vs Roger Williams, 4:00 p.m.
U New England (3-8-4, 1-4-1 CCC) – Wednesday, October 19 at Endicott, 4:00 p.m.