Mitchell Comes Up Short at ECSU
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Mitchell (0-4-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eastern Conn. St. (3-2-0) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Eastern Conn. St.
Game Statistics | Mitchell | Eastern Conn. St. |
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Shots (on goal) | 5 (3) | 25 (9) |
Saves | 6 | 3 |
Fouls | 13 | 14 |
Corner Kicks | 1 | 11 |
Offsides | 0 | 4 |
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. -- The Mitchell College men's soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision at Eastern Connecticut State University on Tuesday afternoon at Thomas Nevers Field.
Eastern continued its early-season home dominance, scoring 38 seconds apart late in the first half to seize control. Six different players contributed a goal or assist, with Elijah French and Grady Kelly coming off the bench to contribute their first career goals and Emmanuel Agyemang and Walter Scudder each contributing a pair of assists.
Eastern (3-2-0 overall) posted its third shutout in as many home matches this year, with keepers Dylan Pallanck and Nathan Yeich extending their combined overall scoreless streak this year to 210 minutes and 24 seconds. They combined on their third home shutout, with Pallanck making all three of the duo's saves and Yeich finishing up over the final eight minutes. Pallanck made a key save on Eduardo Tineo's penalty kick 15 minutes into the second half after Eastern was whistled for pulling down Mitchell's Nolan Clack in the box, preserving Eastern's 2-0 lead.
Both Pallanck and Mitchell's Dylan Kinsella saved penalty kicks in the contest. Kinsella's came 1:23 into the second half on Eddy Vargas' bid. He finished with six saves in the contest.
Eastern dominated play in the first half with a 17-2 advantage in shots and 6-1 edge in corner kicks, but could not break through until Ryan Jamieson's blast caromed in off the right post with 5:50 left in the half. Thirty-eight seconds later, French struck a volley from in close though Kinsella's hands to make it 2-0, and Kelly's header off Agyemang's cross from the far right side midway through the second half closed out the scoring.
Mitchell (0-4-1 overall) will next play at Johnson & Wales University on Monday, September 20 at 7 p.m.