Nichols College Athletics

DUDLEY, Mass. (10/8/2026) - The Nichols College men's soccer team fell to Clark University, 2-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Nichols Soccer Field. The Bison recorded a second-half goal from Shea Ullo but were unable to complete the comeback against the Cougars.

The loss moves Nichols to 7-5 overall, Clark improves to 3-4-3 overall.

Clark opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Owen Bergin found the back of the net off an assist from Julian Dubash to give the visitors a 1-0 advantage. The Cougars carried the lead into halftime despite Nichols generating several scoring opportunities, including shots from Nick Reilly and Nicolas Huppert that were saved by Clark goalkeeper Jaime Pedraza.

The Cougars extended their advantage early in the second half, scoring in the 49th minute to take a 2-0 lead. Nichols responded in the 72nd minute when Ullo scored his third goal of the season, finishing a play set up by Zach O'Meara to cut the deficit to one.

The Bison continued to push for an equalizer, but Clark held on to secure the road victory.

Nichols finished with 11 shots, including five on target, while Clark registered 17 shots and five shots on goal. Bison goalkeeper Chase Henderson recorded four saves in the full 90 minutes, matching Pedraza's four stops for the Cougars.
Blake Benigni and Shea Ullo each played the full 90 minutes for the Bison, leading the team in time on the field. Goalkeeper Chase Henderson also played all 90 minutes and recorded four saves. Tommy Crenwick logged 72 minutes, while Brody Figiela played 60 minutes and Nick Reilly contributed 58 minutes off the bench. Ullo finished with one shot on goal and scored Nichols' lone goal, while Reilly and Nicolas Huppert each recorded a shot on target.
Men's Soccer will look to recoup for conference action as they next host University of Hartford next Wednesday, October 14th. The game will start at 3:00 PM on the Nichols Soccer Field.