Newton, Mass. - The Lasell Men's Soccer team faced off in a critical conference match-up with the Colby-Sawyer Chargers at Taylor Field Saturday afternoon.
How it happened: It was quite an intense and chippy game as both teams fought for a potential playoff spot. The Chargers were the first to strike on the board in the game in the first half at the 14 minute mark to go up 1-0. Then, about 9 minutes later, Sophomore Forward Daniel Faynstein netted in a goal with the help of a corner kick assist from Freshman Midfielder Liam Thompson to tie it up at 1 apiece leading into the end of the half. Both teams traded shots back and forth throughout the second half in an attempt to get ahead. In the 85th minute, a Colby-Sawyer goal put the Chargers up 2-1 and it looked like the life of the Lasers were taken right out of them. However, the Lasers did not want to go away. Just about a minute later, Sophomore Midfielder Koki Matsuwaki tied it up at 2 apiece with the assist being from Ryan Klopchin with the crowd roaring. A minute later, Faynstein would come through in the clutch with a season-saving/game-winning goal with the help of Matsuwaki to put Lasell up 3-2 as the crowd erupted in response to the offensive firepower late in the contest. The Chargers tried to get a chance to tie it up but fell short as the Lasers defeated the Chargers. This win clinched the Lasell Men's Soccer team a playoff berth with their last appearance being in 2019.
Key Stats
- Daniel Faynstein now has 14 goals scored on the season.
- Lasell led the game in shots attempted (27-16) and corner kicks (9-2).
- Gabrielus Bazikas converted 5 saves for the Lasers.
The Lasers improve to 5-9-3 overall and 3-5-3 in GNAC play while Colby-Sawyer drops to 5-10-3 and 2-7-2 in GNAC play. Lasell will finish its regular season on the road Wednesday night in Nashua, N.H. at Rivier University at 7:30 PM. Meanwhile, Colby-Sawyer will finish its regular season at home vs Emmanuel University on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 P.M.
