Men's Soccer Falls at Coast Guard

Box Score

NEW LONDON, Conn.- Coast Guard rallied for a 5-0 victory over Mitchell College on Wednesday night in men's soccer action.

Coast Guard senior Spencer Ross scored a goal and assisted on another while leading his team to a win in a non-conference game between the two New London schools.

Jacob Larsen registered his first goal of the season on blast from 30 yards out in the 31st minute to break the scoreless tie. Ross tallied his first goal of the season in the 40th minute on a header off a rebound as the Bears led 2-0 at halftime.

Sophomore Anthony Walker took a pass from Nick Devine and buried it in the net in the 57th minute to increase the Coast Guard lead to 3-0. The Bears used an own goal in the 70th minute before sophomore Kevin Noll's first goal of the season, a header, off an assist from Ross closed the scoring.

Coast Guard (3-2 overall) snapped a two-game losing streak. Mitchell dropped to 1-3 overall on the season.

Sophomore Kevin Woodford had eight saves in goal for the Mariners, who played a man down for the final 67 minutes. Senior Tim Olah (one save) and sophomore Sean Newmeyer (2 saves) combined on the shutout for the Bears.

Mitchell returns to the pitch on Tuesday, September 22 at Albertus Magnus. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.