Gosselin's Late Goal Lifts Men's Soccer Past Nichols

BOSTON, Mass. – Senior Nathan Gosselin's (Hudson, N.H.) goal with 7:29 left in regulation snapped a scoreless tie and lifted the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's soccer team to a 1-0 win over Nichols in Commonwealth Coast Conference action Saturday afternoon.

RECORDS:

NC:      4-7 (0-6 CCC)
WIT:     8-7 (3-3 CCC)

SCORING:

• WIT:     Nathan Gosselin (John Dauphin) 83'

SHOTS (ON GOAL):

NC:       9 (3); WIT:        14 (5)

GOALIE SAVES:

NC:       Luke Speers, 4
WIT:     Robbie West, 3

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Wentworth had its first chance in the 14th minute when a foul led to a direct kick at the top of the box. Senior Alex Moore (Salem, Conn.) had his bid blocked by the Nichols defense. Five minutes later, senior Jomar Martins (Braintree, Mass.) had a shot attempt saved by freshman Luke Speers (Collegeville, Pa.).
• A corner kick in the 25th minute by senior John Dauphin (Yorba Linda, Calif.) was sent into the box. Classmate Erik Treble (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) got a head on the ball, however, it nicked the crossbar and went out of bounds.
• The Bison put their first shot attempt on net in the 52nd minute when junior Nicholas McGrath (Northborough, Mass.) had a chance in front, which was saved by senior Robbie West (Weymouth, Mass.).
• Gosselin had a shot attempt blocked out of bounds in the 74th minute, which resulted in a corner kick for the Black & Gold. However, the hosts were unable to generate a scoring chance.
• In the 82nd minute, Nichols had a corner kick. Freshman Braeden LeClair (Cumberland, R.I.) served a ball towards the box, however, freshman Nathan Salamon's (West Springfield, Mass.) attempt sailed over the net.
• On the ensuing possession, Dauphin sent a pass from inside midfield toward Gosselin at the top left of the box. Gosselin sent a shot from up top past Speers for his team-leading eighth marker of the season.
• The Bison had three consecutive shot attempts in the 87th minute, with West coming up with a save after the first two were blocked and hit the crossbar.
• West finished with three saves in the win, while Speers had four stops.

THE SERIES:

• Today marked the 37th meeting between the two teams. Wentworth snapped a two-game series losing streak and leads all-time, 23-14.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth is at Suffolk on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. That same day, Nichols hosts Curry.

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