Recap
Senior Gregory Giglio tallied a goal and an assist as the Nichols College men's soccer team downed the Blazers of Elms College 3-2 Wednesday night at Leary Field in Chicopee, Mass.

Classmate Cole Houghton also tallied a goal while freshman Axel Areiza-Betancur netted his first collegiate goal as the Bison (3-0-0) remained unbeaten. They won a physical match that totaled five yellow cards. Once again, the Bison controlled much of the action, outshooting Elms 24-10.

Houghton opened the scoring 20:07 into the first half. Roughly 15 minutes later, Areiza-Betancur extended the lead by heading in a ball sent from Giglio. Nichols had plenty of chances to score in the first half as they outshot Elms 21-1. The Bison rang five shots off the post.

In the second half, the Bison found themselves only up one goal after Elms freshman Jonathan Roach played a clear off his chest and proceed to take a shot which deflected off a Nichols defender and into the net. Midway through the second half at 67:19, the Blazers tied the match when junior Babba Jaden was able to get a ball past junior goalie Juan Carlos De La Cruz with an assist from senior Shaquille Robinson. Less than 10 minutes later, Giglio drilled home his second goal - an upper 90 marker from 28 yards out - to secure the win for the Bison.

Three things you need to know…
-The win was the second against Elms in as many years and only the program's third since 2005.
-Elms held the advantage in fouls, 20-6.
-De La Cruz made four saves for the Bison as he recorded his first win of the season.

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"I felt we completely outplayed Elms in the first half. In the second half, we came out very slow and flat, and they took advantage and tied the match.They scored on a ball that ricocheted from a defender clearing it and a dropped ball. We were very fortunate that Greg hit a tremendous shot to win the match for us." -Nichols head coach Chris Traina