Late Score Sends Springfield Past Men’s Soccer

Framingham, Mass.- Springfield College freshman Aiden Casinghino (Brimfield, Mass.) headed in a goal in the 89^th minute to break a 1-1 tie and lead the Pride past Framingham State in non-conference action Monday afternoon at Maple Street Field.

THE BASICS:

- Score: Framingham State 1, Springfield College 2

- Records: Framingham State (4-5), Springfield College (2-7-1)

- Location: Maple Street Field – Framingham, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Pride had a good look on a one-time play inside five minutes remaining in the first half but Rams keeper Jake Hartshorn (Chelmsford, Mass.) made a diving save to preserve the tie.
• In the 55^th minute the Rams finally broke through. Nahuel Algibay (Montevideo, Uraguay) carried the ball near the goal line and crossed a pass from left to right which was booted back inside the left post by Dante Mancini (Hopedale, Mass.) for the 1-0 advantage.
• The Pride tied the score in the 78^th minute after a Rams foul from 25 yards that Jack Rosenberg (Simsbury, Conn.) buried into the corner of the net.
• The Pride had a great chance to take the lead with about six minutes to play when Jaxon Tamulaites (Bristol, RI) gathered a 50-50 ball for a breakaway but his ensuing shot was saved by Hartshorn.
• The Pride took the advantage for good when Casinghino headed in a long strike from Andrew Ma (Upper Saddle River, NJ) in the 89^th minute.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Pride goalkeeper Chris Prizio (Trumbull, Conn.) made six stops in net for the Pride while his counterpart Hartshorn turned away five shots in net for the Rams.
• The Pride outshot the Rams 18-to-15 in the contest while the Rams were called for nine fouls to the Springfield seven.
• Both teams had eight corner kick opportunities.

UP NEXT:

The Rams return to action on Saturday, October 5^th when they host Worcester State in a MASCAC clash starting at 11am. The Pride will travel to Clark University on the same day for a NEWMAC tilt at 1pm.