WALTHAM, Mass. – The Assumption University men's soccer team saw their season come to a close in the Northeast 10 Conference first round, as the Greyhounds fell to Bentley University, 3-1, Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Score: Bentley University 3, Assumption University 1
Records: Greyhounds (7-7-3, 4-3-2 NE10) | Falcons (8-5-3, 5-3-1 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Bentley opened the scoring early in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship First Round, as Antonio Di Gaudio found the back of the net at the 8:03 mark off an assist from Wynn Hammond. Assumption looked to respond with scoring opportunities from
Cody Holbert and
Evan Fletcher, but the Falcons maintained their advantage.
Bentley extended its lead in the 35th minute when Michael Cagno scored off assists from Logan Veloria and Gamaliel Ortiz Rivas. The Falcons added another goal at 42:16, as Ortiz Rivas found the back of the net to give Bentley a 3-0 advantage heading into halftime.
The Greyhounds came out with renewed energy in the second half, generating six shots and five corner kicks. Fletcher,
Jorgo Karamelo,
Henrik Maehlum, and
Alexandros Nathanael each tested the Bentley defense, but the Falcons held Assumption scoreless for much of the period.
Assumption broke through in the 90th minute when Kyler de Pont scored his first goal of the season at 89:02 off an assist from
Ludvig Svegart, cutting the deficit to 3-1. However, Bentley held on to secure the victory and advance in the NE10 Semifinals.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Federico Foganio finished with six saves for the Greyhounds.
- Bentley held a 19-10 advantage in shots, including a 9-6 edge in shots on goal, and a 10-5 advantage in corner kicks.
- Holbert led Assumption with three shots, while Fletcher and Maehlum each added two.
- Bentley still leads the all-time series 35-14-4
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