October 2, 2013

Strong Second Half Lifts Wildcats Over Men's Soccer

LEICESTER, Mass.-Becker College fell to Johnson & Wales University, 5-0 in non-conference men's soccer action Wednesday afternoon at Alumni field. The win lifts the Wildcats record to 8-0-2, while the Hawks remain winless at 0-11.

After a scoreless first half, the Wildcats found the back of the net in the 56th minute when freshman Brandon Davidson (Allen, Texas) received a pass from Xavier Carty (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) on the far wing and ripped a shot into the top right corner of the net.  Johnson & Wales increased their lead to 2-0 in the 66th minute when Xavier Carty headed a cross from Brandon Davidson into the bottom right corner of the net.
Johnson & Wales widened their lead to 3-0 in the 70th minute when Andrew Greenleaf (Allen, Texas) set up Evan McEwan (Nutley, N.J.) by the left post for the header. Junior O'kyle Corridon (Selden, N.Y.) made the score 4-0 when scored on a penalty kick with 16:33 remaining in regulation. The Wildcats continued their second half surge when Kyle Metz (St. James, N.Y.) dribbled through the Becker defense for his sixth goal of the season.
Johnson & Wales goalkeeper Ryan Dzierawski (Oakland, Mich.) made one save, earning his fourth shutout of the season. Becker keeper Tim MacDonald (Holden, Mass.) made seven stops in a losing effort.
Both teams return to action on Saturday, October 5.  Johnson & Wales will host GNAC rival Suffolk University at 1:00 p.m. Becker will shoot for their first win of the season when they host Daniel Webster College at 1:00 p.m.