Men’s Soccer Endures 4-0 Loss at Regionally-Ranked Wentworth

BOSTON, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team absorbed a 4-0 setback at league-leading Wentworth Wednesday evening.

The Lions sink to 5-9-2 overall and 1-6-0 in Commonwealth Coast Conference play with the result. The Leopards, ranked No. 10 in the NSCAA New England Poll, improve to 10-2-4 on the season and remain atop the league standings with a 6-0-1 mark.

The hosts seized a 1-0 advantage late in the first half as Alec Watkinson netted his second goal of the fall in the 35th minute. Michael Zendan fed Watkinson who rifled a shot into the upper right corner of the frame.

Eastern Nazarene produced four shots in the opening stanza while Wentworth fired 10.

The Leopards doubled their lead in the 54th minute on a strike by Joe Kalil. Emmett Basaca delivered a free kick into the box and Kalil latched onto the end of the service to boot the ball into the back of the net for his fourth marker of the year.

Wentworth added a goal in the 61st minute to widen the gap to 3-0. Noah Martins bagged his league-leading 12th tally of the season as he launched a shot from the top of the penalty area inside the right post.

The home side capped off the scoring in the 77th minute as Diego Panayotti buried his first collegiate goal with an effort from just outside the box.

The Lions concluded the contest with nine shots and a pair of corner kicks earned. The Leopards manufactured 27 shots and earned six corners on the night.

Andrew Nelson (Burtonsville, Md.) finished with two shots on goal for Eastern Nazarene while Ryan Chambers (Charlotte, N.C.) also attempted a pair of shots.

Rookie Victor Mendoza (Cathedral, Calif.) registered five saves in goal for the visitors.

Up next, Eastern Nazarene returns home to face off against Nichols in the team's first annual "Night of Nets" game October 21.