Coast Guard Edges Men’s Soccer, 2-1
Courtesy of Coast Guard Sports Information
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Frank Hackett registered
the game-winning goal in the 77th minute to power the U.S. Coast
Guard Academy to a 2-1 win over MIT in a New England Women’s
and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men’s soccer
game. The Bears (5-8, 1-3 NEWMAC) snapped a three-game losing
streak and picked up their first conference win of the year while
the Engineers dropped to 7-6 overall and 2-2 in the NEWMAC.
Matt Zangle converted a feed from Brett Godiksen just 4:17 into the
contest. The slight edge would hold up for the remainder of the
half. MIT notched the equalizer in the 64th minute when Ben Lewis
connected on a pass by Kevin Chou.
In net, Tim Olah collected 11 saves for the Bears while Dylan
Rankin recorded six stops for the Engineers.
