Pair of Late Goals Lift Bridgewater Over Men’s Soccer

Framingham, Mass. – The Framingham State University men's soccer team surrendered a pair of goals in the second half just 17 seconds apart as the Rams were defeated 2-1 by Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at Maple Street Field.

With the win, the Bears improve to 3-5-1 on the year and 2-1 in the conference, while the loss drops the Rams to 5-5 overall and 2-1 in the league.

After a scoreless first half, the Rams grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 56^th minute of play as sophomore Ken Stahovish (Springfield, Mass.) converted on a feed from sophomore Simon Appiah (Worcester, Mass.) in the box for the his 4^th of the season.

The lead would stand until the 75^th minutes when the Bears put two markers on the board.  Sawyer Fleck (Foxboro, Mass.) sent a corner into the box and Prince Collins (Boston, Mass.) got off a shot that deflected off a Ram defender and into the net for an own goal at 74:12. Off the ensuing restart, the Bears Filipe Gomes carried the ball and fired a shot into the back of the net for what proved to be the game-winner.

The Rams had their chances late in the game including with 2:40 left when junior Andy Segura (Haverhill, Mass.) had a clean look off a corner kick, but his bid sailed just over the cross bar.

The Rams held a slim 15-14 edge in shots for the game, while the Bears led five corners to four.  Junior Josh Arno (Natick, Mass.) made five saves for the Rams and surrendered a pair of goals.   Colin Jepson earned the win for the Bears making four stops.

The Rams are back in action on Tuesday afternoon when they travel to Springfield College for a non-conference game at 4 p.m., while the Bears travel to Roger Williams on Wednesday at 7 p.m.