Worcester State 2, St. Joes (ME) 0
Standish, MA --- Worcester State (1-3-0) defeated Saint Joseph's
(1-2-1), 2-0, on Thursday afternoon at Westerlea Way Field. The
Lancers scored two goals five minutes apart midway through the
second half to secure the victory. SJC keeper Will Pike (Gorham,
ME) made eight saves in the loss.
Miguel Vidal (N. Grafton, MA) tallied a goal and
an assist for Worcester and Lancers goalie Evan
Wilga (Dudley, MA) made five saves in the shutout bid.
St. Joe's nearly grabbed an early lead, as a header by
Andrew Roberts (Ipswich, MA)
floated over the top of the Worcester net seven minutes into the
game. The near-goal was set up by Brandon
Noltkamper (Bath, ME), who threw the ball in from
the corner on the right sideline. As it turned out, the early
opportunity would be one of the few for the Monks in the losing
effort.
The game was scoreless until the 69th minute when Dan
Anthony (Leominster, MA) beat Pike off a
cross pass from Vidal.
Five minutes later Vidal scored himself to make it a 2-0 contest.
Kerlenz Benjamin (Randolph, MA) set up the
play as he moved the ball upfield to Vidal, who darted towards the
net alone. Pike left the goal to challenge, but Vidal place the
ball past him to cap the game scoring.
Worcester State outshot St. Joe's overall, 12-9, and steered nine
of those attempts on goal against just five on net from the
Monks.
St. Joe's will take on GNAC foe Johnson & Wales on Saturday at
1:00 PM in Providence, RI. Worcester State will play at Southern
Maine on Saturday at noon.
Release Courtesy of St. Joes (ME) Sports Information