Dean Edges Men’s Soccer; 2-1

Framingham, Mass. –The Dean College men's soccer team remains undefeated as they edge Framingham State 2-1 in non-conference action Tuesday afternoon in Framingham. With the win the Bulldogs are now 9-0-2 while the Rams even up at 7-7.

The visitors scored two quick goals in the opening frame to take a 2-0 lead but the Rams were able to cut the deficit to 2-1 shortly after but would never get any closer.

In the 9^th minute Alex Gordonbeck (Martha's Vineyard, Mass.) scored when he deflected a corner from Pepe Vieira (Brockton, Mass.) into the net. Just under two minutes later Viera scored on long strike from about 30 yards after a give-and-go play with Santiago Cardona (Revere, Mass.).

The Rams answered in the 17^th minute when Ken Stahovish (Springfield, Mass.) headed in a free kick from Justin Hansen (Levittown, NY) to cut the visitors advantage to 2-1. 

The Rams had a few chances to tie the game in regulation but couldn't seem to find the frame. Their best chance came with just under five minutes to play when a Rams player attempted to chip a shot over the crashing goalkeeper but the shot slid just over the crossbar.

Nathan Silveria (East Providence, RI) made 6 stops in net for Dean. Corey Davidge (Blackstone, Mass.) turned away 4 shots before giving way to senior Josh Arno (Natick, Mass.) who also stopped 4 shots in the second frame.

The Bulldogs outshot the Rams 20-to-14 while taking 4 corners to the Rams 2.

The Rams return to action on Friday, October 13^th when they travel to Mass Maritime for MASCAC action. The Bulldogs travel to Southern Vermont on Saturday, October 14^th.