Men’s Soccer Triumphs 2-0 at MCLA Saturday

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team broke into the win-column with a 2-0 victory at MCLA Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 2, MCLA 0
Records: Lions 1-1 | Trailblazers 1-1

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The visitors opened the scoring in the ninth minute to grab a 1-0 edge. Clide Neau (Easton, Mass.) netted his first collegiate goal as Junior Olivier (Caracas, Venezuela) provided the assist.
• Eastern Nazarene doubled its lead to 2-0 in the 26th minute. Junior Samuel Rosas (Danbury, Conn.) scored his first career tally off of a feed from Sheelens Ostine (Quincy, Mass.).

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Erik Berg (Hadley, Mass.) finished with two saves between the pipes to record the Lions' first clean sheet of the season.
• Eastern Nazarene attempted 17 shots on the day while limiting MCLA to just five attempts.
• The guests concluded the match with a narrow 4-3 edge in corner kicks earned.
• The win marks head coach Freddy Perez's first career coaching victory.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Eastern Nazarene will tangle with Western Connecticut State September 4 to close out the MCLA Invitational.