Men's Soccer Outlasts UMass Dartmouth in Final Game
Nick Fiore
For The Clock
nsfiore@plymouth.edu
The Men's Soccer team was able to secure one last victory for the seniors as the Pathers faced off against conference rival, UMass Dartmouth, during Plymouth's senior day and final game of the season. The match was a back and forth affair that featured both teams trading goals.
The match started out with the Plymouth’s Dan Shaw (Winchester, England), striking first in the 3rd minute, coming off an assist from junior forward Nick Rutherford (Sydney, Australia). The Corsairs would recover to score 2 goals in the 6th and 19th minutes, giving them a 2-1 lead. That lead would not last, however, as the Panthers came roaring back to score three unanswered goals in the 23rd, 53rd, and 56th minute. That
would be enough for the Panthers as the Corsairs tried to make one last offensive push late in the game and would end up finding the back of the net in the 79th minute to cut their deficit in half but that would prove to be the final score as Plymouth would come away with an exciting 4-3 win over UMass Dartmouth.
The rest of Plymouth's scorers included Nick Rutherford, freshman Joni Hongisto (Kaarina, Finalnd), and freshman Luichi Villasmil (Maracaibo, Venezuela). Senior goal-keeper, Felix Lindeberg (Stockholm, Sweden), ended his day with 10 saves off of 13 total shots on goal.
The Panthers end their year with a 5-9-2 overall record and 2-5 in conference play.
