Men’s Soccer Falters at Roger Williams, Endures 4-0 Loss Saturday

BRISTOL, R.I.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team was dealt a 4-0 setback at Roger Williams Saturday afternoon.

The Lions dip to 4-2-0 overall and 0-2-0 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference with the result. The Hawks improve to 4-3-0 on the season and 1-1-0 in league action.

The home team got on the board in the sixth minute to seize a 1-0 lead. Chris Chieffo netted his first goal of the season as he found the back of the net after a cross from the left flank by Trevor Sparda.

Roger Williams added a score just before halftime in the 43rd minute of play to carry a 2-0 advantage into the intermission break. Rowan Hallahan buried a long-distance attempt into the left corner of the cage. Greg Logue picked up an assist on Hallahan's first tally of the year.

The Hawks tacked on their third goal of the match in the 53rd minute. Dan Kelly dispossessed an Eastern Nazarene defender before booting the ball into the back of the net for his first marker.

In the 78th minute of the contest, the hosts closed out the scoring as James Sheldon notched his team-leading fourth goal of the season.

Eastern finished with nine shots on the day and owned a 6-4 edge in corner kicks earned while Roger Williams produced 16 shots in the match.

Jacob Mason (Southport, England) and Andrew Nelson (Burtonsville, Md.) paced the visitors with two shots in the game while Peter Ostergren (Pasadena, Md.), Michael Peter (Darlington, Md.) and Mason all registered attempts on frame.

Jameson MacFarland (Jacksonville, Fla.) recorded a pair of saves in goal for the Lions. Nick Nelson stopped three attempts to collect his first shutout of the year.

Up next, Eastern Nazarene visits Becker September 21.