- Score: Assumption 2, St. Michael's 1

- Record: Assumption (6-7, 5-4 NE-10) St. Michael's (4-8, 2-7 NE-10)

- Location: Colchester, Vt.

The Lead: Assumption broke a 0-0 tie in the 70th minute and held on for a crucial 2-1 conference victory over St. Michael's on Saturday afternoon in Colchester.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- The two teams played to a scoreless first half, though St. Michael's did own an 11-9 shot advantage.

- It remained 0-0 until the70th minute of play, when freshman Jason Lages (Edgartown, Mass. / Martha's Vineyard Regional) and Simon Trcka (Prague, Czech Republic / Thornton Academy) connected for the go-ahead goal. Trcka sent a pass from the left endline to the middle of the box and Lages finished it into the right corner of the net with 20:15 left.

- Lages almost gave the Hounds some breathing room two minutes later, as his shot hit the post bounced away.

- Matt Gilson (Cumberland, R.I. / Mount Saint Charles Academy) came through with an insurance goal in the 77th minute firing a shot from 25 yards out that just snuck inside the left post.

- St. Michael's cut the deficit in half in the 88th minute, but the Hounds held strong and came away with the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Assumption had a 19-16 shot advantage, including an impressive 10-5 edge in the second half. The Hounds also had two more corner kicks, 3-1, in the contest.

- Brian Murray (Camas Wash./ Camas) made six saves in net and allowed one goal to earn the victory. Daniel de Feu took the loss in net as he stop four of the six shots he faced in 82:27.

- Lages' goal is his seventh of the season, which is the most for an Assumption player since 2010.

- The five NE-10 victories are the most for the team since 2010, as are the six victories.

UP NEXT:

- Hounds return home to the friendly confines of Multi-Sport Stadium when they host Le Moyne at 4 pm on Wednesday.

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