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Assumption ASC (5-2-1, 3-1-1)
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Winner American Int'l AIC (4-3-0, 2-2-0)
Assumption ASC
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American Int'l AIC
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Assumption ASC 0 1 1
American Int'l AIC 2 2 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Captains clutch as men's soccer defeats Assumption

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts Behind clutch play by senior captains Derek Pereira and Jake Durham and strong saves by graduate goalkeeper Ben Taylor, the American International College men's soccer team downed Assumption College 4-1 in Northeast-10 Conference action on Tuesday, October 1.

FAST FACTS:
SCORE:AIC 4, Assumption 1
RECORDS:AIC improves to 4-3-0 overall and 2-2-0 in NE10 action, while Assumption drops to 6-2-0 overall and 4-1-0 in conference play.
LOCATION:Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts

STATS:
AIC:
Derek Pereira: Two goals, one assist
Jake Durham: Penalty kick goal
Steven Carias: One goal
Adrian Hoeflich: One assist
Yanis Boucetta: One assist
Ben Taylor: Win (4-3-0), five saves

Assumption:
Jason Lages: Penalty kick goal
Sebastian Jimenez: Loss (6-2-0), two saves on six shots in 84:09
George Dixon IV: No decision, no shots faced in 5:51

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Assumption nearly got on the board first on a cross to Jason Lages on the left side of the six-yard box in the 13th minute, but Taylor got a hand to it to punch it aside.
  • Shortly after, junior Connor Hicks drew a handball in the box against the Greyhounds defense, and Durham blasted the resulting penalty into the right corner of the box at 17:25.
  • Less than two minutes later, graduate Yanis Boucetta passed up the right sideline to Pereira, who fired across the field into the far corner of the cage at 18:57.
  • AIC had a few more chances before the halftime break, but the score remained 2-0 through 45 minutes.
  • Out of the break, AIC struck quickly; Pereira fired a pass across the box to freshman Adrian Hoeflich, who deflected the ball to senior Steven Carias for a shot into the net at 47:52; three minutes later, Pereira picked off a pass in the middle of the Assumption defense and slotted it low right to make the game 4-0.
  • Assumption did manage to break the shutout with a penalty kick goal by Lages at 67:19, but the Yellow Jackets were able to stop the Greyhounds from there to win 4-1.
SNAP THAT STREAK:
  • Assumption had won six straight games coming into the match, including a 4-0-0 mark in NE10 play. The team's only loss was in its season opener against Mercy.

NEXT UP:
  • The Yellow Jackets host Saint Anselm College on Saturday, October 5 at 3 p.m.
STAY CONNECTED:
  • For more updates about the AIC men's soccer team, follow@AICMSOCCERonTwitterandInstagramand likeAIC Men's SocceronFacebook. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow@AICAthleticsonTwitterandInstagram, and likeAIC Yellow JacketsonFacebook.

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