Gulls Defeat Leopards, 3-1
Endicott scores two second-half goals to hand Wentworth second loss in three games
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Team Stats
Endicott
| Game Statistics | Wentworth | Endicott |
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| Shots (on goal) | 5 (2) | 14 (5) |
| Saves | 2 | 1 |
| Fouls | 9 | 14 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 12 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
(Courtesy of Endicott Sports Information)
BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott College men's soccer forward Colin Doody (Wethersfield, Conn.) scored a pair of second half goals to lead the Gulls past the Wentworth Institute of Technology, 3-1, in The Commonwealth Coast Conference action on Wednesday night in Beverly, Mass. The Gulls improve to 4-5 (3-2 TCCC) while Wentworth falls back to .500 at 4-4 (3-2 TCCC).
Both teams capitalized off turnovers in the first half that lead to the 1-1 tie going into the break. Endicott got on the board in the first three minutes of play as Kevin Ivester (Topsfield, Mass.) gained control of a Leopard turnover inside the box and blasted the ball past the goalie for a 1-0 lead. The Gulls held their lead for most of the half until Wentworth's Bahadir Aytug (Istanbul, Turkey) stole the ball from 30-yards out and dribbled into the box with his shot flying past the outstretched arms of Daniel Higgins (Kingstown, R.I.) to knot the game at 1-1.
Early into the second half, Endicott's Craig Jameson (Bedford, N.H.) had a scoring chance on a corner kick that hit off the crossbar and landed right at the feet of Colin Doody. The freshman promptly placed the go-ahead goal into the back of the net to help the Gulls retake the lead at 2-1. Doody later added an insurance goal as Bryan Lee (Rockport, Mass.) crossed the ball into the box and found an open Doody who flipped the ball over the goalie's hands for a 3-1 Endicott victory.
Endicott's Daniel Higgins picked up his fourth win of the season by making one save while Wentworth's Brian Pearsall (Sanford, Maine) made a pair of stops while facing 14 Endicott shots. The Gulls dominated in the shots category, 14-5, while also holding a major edge in corner kicks, 12-3.
The Blue and Green return to action on Saturday as the Gulls host TCCC foe Nichols College at 7:00 p.m. as a part of Endicott's Homecoming Weekend. Wentworth continues its four-game road trip as it travels to Henniker, N.H. for a conference matchup with New England College.