BOSTON, Mass. – The third-seeded Wentworth Institute of Technology men’s soccer team earned a berth into the semifinal round of The Commonwealth Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament by way of a 3-0 win over sixth-seeded New England College in a quarterfinal round game played at Sweeney Field.
The Leopards would get all of the scoring they would need at the 27:37 mark when freshman midfield Ben Nasman (Lenox, Mass.) intercepted a clearing pass by the Pilgrims and fired a shot into the lower left corner of the net. Despite holding a 7-2 shot advantage that would be all of the scoring Wentworth would get in the first 45:00 of play.
Senior midfielder Chris Hartmann (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) gave the Leopards a 2-0 lead 5:39 into the second half when he took a feed pass from junior forward Matt Martins (Bristol, R.I.) and beat New England College senior keeper Nick Kropelin (Jeffersonville, N.Y.) in a one-on-one situation. With 11:11 remaining, senior forward Dan Hester (Winsted, Conn.) played the ball near the right side of the net and, after drawing defenders, fed a pass across the goal mouth to freshman forward Jeff Dubé (Kennebunk, Maine) who scored into an open net.
Senior Joe Simon (Pittsfield, Mass.) made four saves to record his fourth shutout of the season. Kropelin took the loss, allowing two goals and making three saves in 55:57, while freshman Jon Mayo (Merrimack, N.H.) made four saves and allowed one goal over the final 34:03. Wentworth outshot the Pilgrims 20-13 for the game.
Wentworth improves to 13-4 and will travel to second-seeded Roger Williams (a 2-0 winner over seventh-seeded Curry) on Tuesday for a 1:00 p.m. semifinal match. The Leopards handed the Hawks their only league loss with a 2-1 triumph on Sept. 12. New England College drops to 11-6-1 and awaits word on a possible ECAC Tournament berth.
Soccer Box Score (Final) 2007 Wentworth Leopard Soccer #6 New England College vs #3 Wentworth (10/27/07 at Boston, Mass.) New England College (11-6-1) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot Wentworth (13-4-0) ------------------------------- Date: 10/27/07 Attendance: 355 New England College. 0 0 - 0 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, Wet, 63 degrees; Wind SE (5 mph) Wentworth........... 1 2 - 3 New England College Wentworth Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Fo Min Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Fo Min ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ GK 1 Nick Kropelin....... - - - - - 56 GK 31 Joe Simon........... - - - - - 90 DEF 5 Kagan Sinclair...... - - - - - 90 FWD 4 Kyle Becker......... 3 2 - - - 69 MID 7 Peter Koskores...... 1 - - - - 65 MID 6 Nick Maryanopolis... 2 - - - - 73 FWD 8 Jordan Colonese..... 1 - - - - 89 DEF 7 Ben Hamlin.......... 2 1 - - - 90 MID 9 Rob Kennedy......... - - - - - 59 MID 8 Geoff Hackett....... 3 1 - - - 90 DEF 11 Evan Jones.......... - - - - - 90 FWD 10 Kyle Nasman......... 2 1 - - - 90 MID 13 James Palumbo....... 2 1 - - - 89 DEF 11 Pat Flynn........... 1 - - - - 72 DEF 15 Nel Lima............ 1 - - - - 79 DEF 15 Kevin Neilan........ - - - - - 90 FWD 17 Dean Smith.......... 3 2 - - - 63 FWD 18 Matt Martins........ 1 1 - 1 - 36 DEF 22 Josh Taylor......... - - - - - 89 DEF 21 Joe Carroll......... - - - - - 90 DEF 23 Scott Ryan.......... 2 1 - - - 59 MID 24 Chris Hartmann...... 2 2 1 - - 90 ---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ---------- 01 Jon Mayo............ - - - - - 34 2 Taylor Webber....... - - - - - 17 2 Ian Coorssen........ 1 - - - - 21 3 Jeff Dube........... 2 2 1 - - 20 6 Charles Murphy...... - - - - - 1 12 Anthony Berntsen.... 1 - - - - 18 10 Nick Manocchio...... - - - - - 27 14 Dan Hester.......... - - - 1 - 21 14 Matt Polito......... - - - - - 10 17 Ben Nasman.......... 1 1 1 - - 33 19 Dan Richter......... - - - - - 1 Totals.............. 20 11 3 2 18 20 Michael Vieira...... 1 - - - - 36 21 Drew Warwick........ 1 - - - - 32 25 Tim Dockerty........ - - - - - 1 Totals.............. 13 4 0 0 22 New England College Wentworth ## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 1 Nick Kropelin....... 55:57 2 3 31 Joe Simon........... 90:00 0 4 01 Jon Mayo............ 34:03 1 4 TM TEAM................ 0:00 0 1 Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- ------------------------------- New England College. 2 11 - 13 New England College. 1 7 - 8 Wentworth........... 7 13 - 20 Wentworth........... 1 3 - 4 Corner kicks 1 2 Tot Fouls 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- ------------------------------- New England College. 2 4 - 6 New England College. 8 14 - 22 Wentworth........... 5 5 - 10 Wentworth........... 6 12 - 18 SCORING SUMMARY: GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 27:37 WIT Ben Nasman (5) (unassisted) Interception of clear; shot to left side, open net 2. 50:39 WIT Chris Hartmann (12) Matt Martins Lead pass; beat keeper when he came out 3. 79:49 WIT Jeff Dube (2) Dan Hester Pass in front; beat into open net CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS: YC-WIT #11 (81:37); YC-NEC #15 (86:52); YC-NEC #8 (88:48) Officials: Referee: Robert Minichello; Asst. Referee: Steve Saba; William Even; Timekeeper: Bill Gorman; Scorer: Bill Gorman; Offsides: New England College 2, Wentworth 2. 2007 The Commonwealth Coast Conference Quarterfinals #3 Wentworth advances to semifnals on Tuesday against #2 Roger Williams.