Conn College Pushes Past Men's Soccer in Second Half
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College men's soccer team
dropped a 3-1 decision to Connecticut College on Tuesday afternoon
at Alumni Field.
Mitchell (5-5-1 overall) scored first but watched as Conn College
(4-4-1) netted the final three goals of the contest to earn the
victory. Trevor Prophet finished with a goal and an assist to lead
the Camels while Graham Christensen and Winslow Murdoch each
recorded their first goals of the season.
The Mariners went ahead 1-0 in the 10th minute when junior Dustin
Huguenin fired a shot at the goal that was blocked by a
defender. The deflection settled 12 yards out in front of the goal,
and classmate Tommy Derosier
drilled a shot into the right corner for his second goal of the
season.
The Camels equalized in the 30th minute on a goal by Christensen
off assists from Prophet and Kevin Burt. Conn College continued to
pressure the Mitchell defense for the remainder of the half, but
the score remained knotted at the halftime whistle.
Conn College pulled ahead 2-1 in the 57th minute on a header by
Murdoch. After winning a corner kick, the Camels played a ball from
the right side through the box that didn't find a body. Nick
Maghenzani settled the ball on the left side and waited for his
teammates to recycle through the box, and his cross found Murdoch
streaking to the near post.
Prophet added an insurance goal in the 71st minute off a feed from
Keith Bennett. Bennett centered a ball from the right side that
Prophet finished off into the corner of the goal for his
team-leading ninth tally of the season.
Conn College held a 25-6 edge in shots and put 10 balls on goal.
Mitchell goalkeeper Derek Ponciano,
making his first career start and seeing action for the first time
this season, finished with five saves. Casey Marini played all but
the final 11:26 in goal for Conn College and made three saves.
Mitchell returns to conference play at Newbury College on Sunday,
October 17 at noon.