LEICESTER, Mass.- Becker College fell to Newbury College 4-0 New England Collegiate Conference men's soccer action Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field.
The win lifts the Nighthawks record to 5-6 (1-0 NECC) while the Hawks sink to 0-9 (0-1 NECC).
Newbury got on the board 11:57 into the game when Mario Herrera (Casillas, Guatemala) centered a pass to Emmrtt Dixon (Monrovia, Liberia), who broke free all alone for his seventh goal of the season. The Nighthawks had an opportunity to go in front 2-0 on a penalty kick by Alex Davis (Gloucester, Mass.), but Becker goalie Benjamin Cadman (Harvard, Mass.) made a sprawling drive to his right to keep the Hawks deficit at one goal.
The score remained the same until Preston Kar (Monrovia, Liberia) scored into the top left corner of the Becker net on another penalty kick in the 83rd minute. Ethan Forrest (East Bridgewater, Mass.) and Price Boateng (Worcester, Mass.) fed each other on the final two goal to secure the 4-0 victory for the Nighthawks.
Jarrod Smith (Watertown, N.Y.) didn't face a shot on net as he evened his record to 4-4 on the year. Benjamin Cadman kept Becker in the game with four saves.
Becker returns to the pitch on Tuesday, September 29 when they host Worcester State University at 4:00 p.m. Newbury will welcome Colby-Sawyer College on Wednesday, September 30 at 3:30 p.m.
