Men’s Soccer Chalks Up 1-1 Tie at Lesley

LEXINGTON, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team battled Lesley to a 1-1 draw Saturday afternoon in North Atlantic Conference cross-divisional action.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 1, Lesley 1
Records: Lions (3-4-4, 2-1-2 NAC) | Lynx (2-9-1, 1-3-1 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The two squads played to a scoreless stalemate in the opening 45 minutes as the visitors owned a 6-2 advantage in shots.
• Eastern Nazarene got on the board in the 65th minute to claim a 1-0 lead. Dan Hill (Tewkesbury, England) curled in a right-footed shot to notch his team-leading sixth goal of the season.
• Lesley pulled even at 1-1 with the equalizing score in the 86th minute. Adrian Esparragoza volleyed in his fourth tally of the year.
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Gabriel Viau (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) made his fifth start between the sticks.
• Eastern Nazarene manufactured 17 shots while Lesley was limited to just four attempts.
• Bryan Vargas (San Jose, Costa Rica) and Mattia Zuin (Mexico City, Mexico) each fired four shots on the day.
   

UP NEXT:
Eastern Nazarene returns home to face Emmanuel October 9.