(Courtesy of Colby-Sawyer Sports Information)
NEW LONDON, N.H. – Chris Rafferty (Milford, Mass.) scored in the game’s 21st minute and Corey McKean (Lisbon, N.H.) tacked on another goal just over 15 minutes later as Colby-Sawyer defeated the Leopards of Wentworth 2-1 in the final regular season game for both teams. The win moves the Chargers in the No. 5 seed in the upcoming The Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament. The Leopards fall into third place, pending the outcome of the outcome of tomorrow’s Western New England vs. Gordon game.
Colby-Sawyer did all of their damage in the first half, when Rafferty scored off a Doug Currie (Harvard, Mass.) and Pat Colbert (Medfield, Mass.) pass, beating Wentworth keeper Joe Simon (Pittsfield, Mass.) for the games first score.
At the 37 minute mark, Colby-Sawyer added another goal, as McKean scored his sixth goal of the season off a Kevin Brisebois (Sterling, Mass.) pass, giving the Chargers the 2-0 advantage at the half.
In the second half, the Colby-Sawyer defense held fast until the 60th minute when Nick Maryanopolis (Gloversville, N.Y.) scored his second goal of the season off a Ben Nasman (Lenox, Mass.) pass, cutting the Leopard deficit to just one, 2-1.
From then on it was the Colby-Sawyer defense and Will Berry (Berlin, Vt.) who controlled the game, as Berry made seven saves, five in the second half, as the Chargers held on for the victory.
Simon made seven saves in goal for the Leopards. Colby-Sawyer also out-shot the Leopards 17-14.
Wentworth (12-4, 8-3 TCCC), who had a chance to take over the No. 1 seed in the upcoming conference tournament with a win, now falls to the No. 3 seed and could fall to No. 4 with a Gordon College win tomorrow over Western New England.
Colby-Sawyer improves to 8-7-2 overall, 7-3-1 in TCCC play. The Chargers improve to the No. 5 seed and will play either at Gordon or Wentworth in the opening round of The Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament on Saturday, October 27.
Soccer Box Score (Final) 2007 Wentworth Leopard Soccer Wentworth vs Colby-Sawyer (10/24/07 at New London, N.H.) Wentworth (12-4-0, 9-3-0 TCCC) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot Colby-Sawyer (8-7-2, 7-3-1 TCCC) ------------------------------- Date: 10/24/07 Attendance: 77 Wentworth........... 0 1 - 1 Weather: overcast and cool Colby-Sawyer........ 2 0 - 2 Wentworth Colby-Sawyer Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Fo Min Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Fo Min ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ GK 31 Joe Simon........... - - - - - 90 GK 41 Will Berry.......... - - - - - 90 4 Kyle Becker......... 2 1 - - - 90 3 Chris Rafferty...... 3 3 1 - - 35 5 Dave Fustino........ - - - - - 49 4 Tony Soto........... - - - - - 90 6 Nick Maryanopolis... 1 1 1 - - 90 5 Pat Colbert......... - - - - - 34 7 Ben Hamlin.......... 1 - - - - 90 6 Pat Benson.......... - - - - - 90 8 Geoff Hackett....... - - - - - 82 7 Colin Bellavance.... - - - - - 38 15 Kevin Neilan........ - - - - - 90 12 Tyler Davis......... - - - - - 47 17 Ben Nasman.......... 2 1 - 1 - 24 15 Nic DeZenzo......... 1 - - - - 90 18 Matt Martins........ - - - - - 22 19 Doug Currie......... - - - 1 - 35 21 Joe Carroll......... - - - - - 90 20 Chris Blue.......... 7 3 - - - 46 24 Chris Hartmann...... 5 4 - - - 90 22 Tom White........... - - - - - 90 ---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ---------- 2 Taylor Webber....... - - - - - 41 8 Brian Doucette...... 1 - - - - 63 3 Jeff Dube........... 3 1 - - - 44 9 Tyler Simpson....... - - - - - 23 12 Anthony Berntsen.... - - - - - 56 17 Kevin Brisebois..... 1 - - 1 - 39 20 Elliott Richmond.... - - - - - 52 18 Ryan Oldfield....... - - - - - 67 23 Nevin Barton........ - - - - - 20 23 Andrew Popp......... - - - - - 55 Totals.............. 14 8 1 1 11 24 Corey McKean........ 4 3 1 - - 56 28 Erick Melanson...... - - - - - 10 31 Doug McLaughlin..... - - - - - 9 51 T.J. Doherty........ - - - - - 0 Totals.............. 17 9 2 2 13 Wentworth Colby-Sawyer ## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 31 Joe Simon........... 90:00 2 7 41 Will Berry.......... 90:00 1 7 Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Wentworth........... 5 9 - 14 Wentworth........... 5 2 - 7 Colby-Sawyer........ 11 6 - 17 Colby-Sawyer........ 2 5 - 7 Corner kicks 1 2 Tot Fouls 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Wentworth........... 2 7 - 9 Wentworth........... 5 6 - 11 Colby-Sawyer........ 2 2 - 4 Colby-Sawyer........ 7 6 - 13 SCORING SUMMARY: GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 21:49 CSC Chris Rafferty (8) Doug Currie; Pat Colbert 2. 37:37 CSC Corey McKean (6) Kevin Brisebois 3. 60:17 WIT Nick Maryanopolis (2) Ben Nasman CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS: YC-CSC #15 (6:38); YC-WIT #8 (50:15); YC-WIT #7 (76:00) Officials: Offsides: Wentworth 5, Colby-Sawyer 1.