Second half surge powers Jumbos past men's soccer
September 14, 2010
Boxscore
Beverly, Mass. – Visiting Tufts University tallied four second half goals to erase a 1-0 halftime deficit and defeat Endicott College 4-1 on Tuesday night at Endicott Stadium. The Jumbos improve to 1-1 on the season while the Gulls stall at 0-3-1.
\#Gregory Capece\# (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) put the hosts on the board in the first half thanks to a nice feed from freshman \#Bobby Durben\# (Stow, Mass.). Franco Silva (Houston, Texas) netted the equalizer in the opening minutes of the second stanza before tallying the game winner ten minutes later. Ben Ewing (Lafayette, Calif.) notched a pair of insurance goals to lift Tufts to its first win of the season.
Capece found himself on the receiving end of a perfectly-timed through ball by Durben and hammered a low shot just inside the near post in the 7th minute. The goal was the second of the season for the junior forward and gave the Gulls their first halftime lead of the season. \#Robbie DiTommaso\#’s (Farmington, Conn.) slow roller in the 10th minute was destined for goal, but cleared off the line at the last second by a Tufts defender.
Junior \#Ryan Coates\# (Wethersfield, Conn.) nearly doubled the lead in the first half but had his volley deflected away by goalie Alan Bernstein (Wayne, N.J.). Bernstein was removed at halftime after making three saves.
The second half gave way to the Jumbos offense, which erupted for four goals after being held scoreless for the last game and a half. Kieran Lewis (Haywards Heath, UK) found a streaking Antoine Golbin (Harrison, N.Y.) down the left side of the field. Golbin cut the ball toward goal and found a wide open Silva in front of the net, knotting the game at one.
The eventual game winner came less than ten minutes later, when Silva picked up a loose ball in front of the goal and buried it into the back of the net.
Beverly, Mass. – Visiting Tufts University tallied four second half goals to erase a 1-0 halftime deficit and defeat Endicott College 4-1 on Tuesday night at Endicott Stadium. The Jumbos improve to 1-1 on the season while the Gulls stall at 0-3-1.
\#Gregory Capece\# (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) put the hosts on the board in the first half thanks to a nice feed from freshman \#Bobby Durben\# (Stow, Mass.). Franco Silva (Houston, Texas) netted the equalizer in the opening minutes of the second stanza before tallying the game winner ten minutes later. Ben Ewing (Lafayette, Calif.) notched a pair of insurance goals to lift Tufts to its first win of the season.
Capece found himself on the receiving end of a perfectly-timed through ball by Durben and hammered a low shot just inside the near post in the 7th minute. The goal was the second of the season for the junior forward and gave the Gulls their first halftime lead of the season. \#Robbie DiTommaso\#’s (Farmington, Conn.) slow roller in the 10th minute was destined for goal, but cleared off the line at the last second by a Tufts defender.
Junior \#Ryan Coates\# (Wethersfield, Conn.) nearly doubled the lead in the first half but had his volley deflected away by goalie Alan Bernstein (Wayne, N.J.). Bernstein was removed at halftime after making three saves.
The second half gave way to the Jumbos offense, which erupted for four goals after being held scoreless for the last game and a half. Kieran Lewis (Haywards Heath, UK) found a streaking Antoine Golbin (Harrison, N.Y.) down the left side of the field. Golbin cut the ball toward goal and found a wide open Silva in front of the net, knotting the game at one.
The eventual game winner came less than ten minutes later, when Silva picked up a loose ball in front of the goal and buried it into the back of the net.
Ewing supplied the first of two insurance goals in the 75th minute. The freshman cleaned up after Endicott keeper \#Daniel Higgins\#’ (Kingstown, R.I.) point-blank save on Michael Walker’s (Los Altos, Calif.) header sailed to the top of the box.
The Jumbos’ knocked in the fourth and final goal after a nice give-and-go near midfield. Josh Molofsky (Hebron, Conn.) came all the way from the back line and dropped a chip across the penalty area onto the head of a charging Ewing.
Endicott’s Higgins was peppered for 15 shots including 13 in the second half. The sophomore recorded four saves over the 90 minutes. Zach Cousens (Contocook, N.H.) replaced Bernstein at the midway point and picked up his first win of the season. The junior made three saves in 45 minutes of action.
Next up, the Gulls travel to Springfield on Saturday to take on Western New England while the Jumbos remain on the road for a Friday match against Amherst.
The Jumbos’ knocked in the fourth and final goal after a nice give-and-go near midfield. Josh Molofsky (Hebron, Conn.) came all the way from the back line and dropped a chip across the penalty area onto the head of a charging Ewing.
Endicott’s Higgins was peppered for 15 shots including 13 in the second half. The sophomore recorded four saves over the 90 minutes. Zach Cousens (Contocook, N.H.) replaced Bernstein at the midway point and picked up his first win of the season. The junior made three saves in 45 minutes of action.
Next up, the Gulls travel to Springfield on Saturday to take on Western New England while the Jumbos remain on the road for a Friday match against Amherst.