LEICESTER, Mass. – Despite several good scoring opportunities, the Becker College men's soccer team could not come through with its first victory of the year on Monday (September 21). The Hawks dropped a 4–0 decision Eastern Nazarene College at Alumni Field.
With the loss, Becker drops 0-7 while Eastern Nazarene improves 5-2.
The play of freshman goalkeeper Benjamin Cadman (Harvard, Mass) kept the Hawks in the game for most of the first half. The Lions broke through for the first score of the game when David Eddings put back his own rebound in the 42nd minute to give ENC a 1-0 lead.
Zachary Rodas open the scoring in the second half for the Lions nine minutes in when he put back his own rebound. Eight minutes later, Eric Pinaud put Eastern Nazarene up 3-0. Eddings added his second goal of the game with nine minutes left to secure the victory for the visitors.
The Lions held a 27-8 advantage in shots with Cadman making nine save for the Hawsks. Jamison McFarland turned away all six Becker shots on goal to record a shut out and get his fifth win of the year. The six shots on goal are a season high for the Hawks. Freshman Nathan Cornejo (Douglas, Mass.) had two shots on goal for Becker.
Becker will try to get its first win of the season when it travels to Fisher on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. contest
