NEWTON, Mass. (9/29/15) – The Lasell College men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to Gordon College in a non-conference match up on Tuesday afternoon at Taylor Field. The loss drops the Lasers to 1-6 overall, while the Fighting Scots advance to 7-2.
Fighting Scots junior Caleb Cole (Coatesville, Pa.) put away the lone goal of the game in the 18th minute, when he buried a penalty shot to the lower left side of the Lasers' net.
Gordon continued to test Lasell in its defensive zone, until junior Jonathan Sutton (Orange, Conn.) capitalized on the counter attack, firing a shot from midfield that went just wide. The Lasers switched gears and established a pressure in Gordon's offensive third, as senior Jonathan Hislop (Toronto, Ontario) nearly grabbed the equalizer in the 38th minute, but was denied the point by junior keeper Josh Spoonhour (Greencastle, Pa.).
The Lasers came out of the halftime break with momentum on their side, as Sutton pressed forward once again to try and put the home team on the board, but his shot was just high of a 1-1 game. Gordon attempted to flood the Lasers' defensive zone via back to back shots from junior Aaron Terjanian (West Chester, Pa.) and senior Evan Crocker (Akron, Ohio), but the Lasers' back line was able to clear the hosts out of trouble.
Lasell saw its' last glimpse of hope in the 86th minute as senior Tyler Davis (Palmer, Mass.) sent in a textbook cross from the right flank, where senior Nick Liquori (Westfield, Mass.) took a blast at the net that was stopped by Spoonhour.
The Fighting Scots outshot the Lasers 20-6 and held an 11-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Lasell senior net minder Miguel Colmenares (Caracas, Venezuela) drops to 1-6 overall, and stopped nine of 10 shots faced on net, while Spoonhour recorded two saves on the day and advances to 6-2 this year.
Both teams jump back into conference action on Saturday, October 3. The Lasers are on the road to Providence, R.I. for a 2:30 p.m. GNAC battle with Johnson and Wales, while the Fighting Scots hosts Curry College at 3:00 p.m. as a part of their homecoming weekend.