Men’s Soccer Stifles Lesley, Earns 7-0 Win

LEXINGTON, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team remained undefeated in New England Collegiate Conference play with a 7-0 victory at Lesley Wednesday night.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 7, Lesley 0
Records: Lions (4-6-4, 3-0-0 NECC) | Lynx (0-10-0, 0-3-0 NECC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The guests claimed a 1-0 edge in the 33rd minute as Joaquin Ferraro (Seville, Spain) curled in his second goal of the season.
• Eastern Nazarene tacked on a score in the 50th minute to push its lead to 2-0. Samuel Rosas (Danbury, Conn.) poked in a loose ball inside the six-yard box to collect his first collegiate tally.
• The Lions added a goal in the 56th minute to widen the margin to 3-0. Ignacio Fernandez Busto (Madrid, Spain) laced a right-footed shot inside the near post to bag his first career marker.
• Eastern Nazarene extended its advantage to 4-0 in the 64th minute. Mattia Zuin (Mexico City, Mexico) headed home his first collegiate goal off of an assist by Clide Neau (Easton, Mass.).
• The visitors stretched their lead to 5-0 in the 65th minute as Neau netted his team-leading fifth tally of the fall.
• The Lions chalked up their sixth goal of the match, taking a 6-0 lead in the 69th minute. Zuin found the back of the net with a right-footed volley off of a corner kick by Pablo Velazquez (Barrameda, Spain).
• Eastern Nazarene added a goal in the 78th minute to push its advantage to 7-0 as Josiah Milord (Randolph, Mass.) buried his first career goal.
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Goalkeeper Antonio Soto Valente (Maracaibo, Venezuela.) made one save in his fifth start of the year to record his first shutout.
• Eastern Nazarene produced a season-high 32 shots on the evening while limiting Lesley to just three attempts in the match.
• The Lions concluded the contest with an 11-1 advantage in corner kicks.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Eastern Nazarene travels to Mitchell October 22.