Hartford, Conn. - Senior forward Adam Lanza (Glen Cove,
N.Y.) scored the game-winning goal early in the second
half and added an assist to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a
5-1 victory over the visiting Westfield State College Owls in men's
soccer action this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No. 4 in New
England and No. 24 in the nation, improves to 6-1-1, while the Owls
fall to 4-6-1 with their first loss in three games.
Lanza scored the clincher in the 68th minute on a
two-one-one breakaway, passing to sophomore forward Dan
Mayernick (Gladwyne, Pa.) who touched it back to Lanza on
the right side leaving Westfield senior goalie Lucas Dexter
(Acushnet, Mass.) with no chance to stop Lanza's
shot. The Owls had tied the score six minutes prior when
sophomore midfielder Tim Parsons (Buzzards Bay,
Mass.) scored off the cross bar from senior midfielder
Ben Berthiaume (Swansea, Mass.).
The game was scoreless for the opening 59:45 of play with each
team applying offensive pressure but failing to get off many solid
shots at the goal. The Owls nearly took the lead in the final
minute of the first half with two corner kicks opportunities and
four shots on goal all coming up empty. Owl sophomore back
Sam LaBonte (Westhampton, Mass.) blasted a shot
off the Trinity cross bar early in the second stanza and Dexter
dove to deny a point-blank shot by Bantam senior tri-captain
forward Sam Wisner (Wayland, Mass.) moments
later. Wisner finally ended the scoreless drought, poking in
a rebound after a save of his initial shot by Dexter.
Trinity's depth got the best of the Owls, as the Bantams netted
three goals in the final seven minutes against a tired Westfield
State defense.
Mayernick totaled a goal and two assists for the Bantams, while
Wisner had a goal and an assist, and freshman midfielder
Anthony El-Hachem (Vernon, Conn.) tallied his
first career goal. Sophomore Grant Schonberg
(Mendham, N.J.) finished five saves and senior
backstop Nathan Maggiotto (Concord, N.H.) stopped
one shot, while Dexter finished with nine saves for the Owls.
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