Men's Soccer Falls To Eastern Connecticut 8-1

MANSFIELD, Conn. --  Freshman Tom Vear (Monson, MA) had three goals, junior Sean Collins (Bristol) three assists and senior keeper Rick Emery (Brewster, NY) made four saves in his first career start as the Eastern Connecticut State University men's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to six with an 8-1 non-conference victory over Becker College Wednesday afternoon at the Mansfield Outdoor Complex.

Ranked No. 6 in New England, Eastern (12-3-2) got two goals from Vear 69 seconds apart midway through the first half and freshman Romaro Johnson (Bridgeport) scored his first two collegiate goals 50 seconds apart late in the match as Eastern defeated Becker (9-7-1) by shutout for the third straight season.

In his first collegiate start (ninth appearance), Emery made four saves for his second win of the season and of his career without a loss.

Junior team scoring leader Matt Furman (Montville) had two assists to improve his team-leading point total to  25 in the 11 matches in which he has appeared.

Ryan Singh scored the lone goal for the Hawks in the 84th minute of play.

Eastern closes out the regular season Saturday at 4 p.m., hosting Plymouth State University in a Little East Conference match.