BOSTON, Mass. – The Endicott men's soccer team defeated Wentworth, 3-2, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action on Saturday evening at Sweeney Field.
Tied 2-2 late in the second half, Jason Brodeur (Hanson, Mass.) headed home a throw-in at the right post from Ryan Archer (Newburyport, Mass.) into the lower left corner of the net to give the Gulls the late lead (85:50).
From there, Endicott did not allow Wentworth to record a shot thanks to a gritty defensive effort to secure the win.
The Gulls led 2-0 at halftime behind goals from Codan Foley (Carver, Mass.) and Joe Mepham (Sudbury, Mass.), but Wentworth responded with tallies at 47:52 and 70:04 to even up the contest, and set the stage for Brodeur's heroics.
Zach Regulbuto (Somers, Conn.) stopped four shots to move to 2-2-1 on the season.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Gulls are 16-9-2 all-time against Wentworth.
- Endicott has won four out of the last five meetings versus the Leopards.
- Archer was subbed onto the pitch at 85:28 and made an immediate impact assisting on Brodeur's game-winner just 22-seconds later.
- Brodeur netted his first career goal and game-winner, while Archer dished out his first collegiate assist.
- Foley put the Gulls on the scoreboard just 4:06 into the contest when he sniped a low 20-yard one-hopper from the right wing into the lower left corner of the net for his first collegiate goal.
- Mepham made it 2-0 at 18:15 with a point-blank shot from the penalty marker to push his season total to four.
- Mepham was able to gain clearance in the penalty area by shading off his defender after Cole Fergusson (South Salem, N.Y.) played a bouncing give-and-go exchange with him outside of the box.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (2-3-2, 1-0-1 CCC) travels to MIT on Wednesday, September 29 at 7 PM. Wentworth (5-4-0, 0-2-0 CCC) hosts WPI next Tuesday, September 28 at 7 PM. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
(Photo Credit - Chris Lyons '22)
