Anna Maria Downed by Emmanuel, 4-0

PAXTON, MA - The Anna Maria men's soccer team (4-14-0, 1-8-0 GNAC), lost to the Emmanuel College Saints (8-7-0, 5-4-0 GNAC), 4-0 Wednesday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action at Caparso Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both sides played a tightly contested first half and the AMCATS almost struck first at 11:06. Hezekiah Adeyeye (Woonsocket, RI) drew a foul and sent a free kick toward the box. Jared Schuster (Endwell, NY) leaped up for the header attempt and his shot went off the left corner post and the match remained scoreless.
• However, at 38:25 the Saints broke the tie off the boot of Alec Erskine (Coventry, CT). Robert Danielian (Watertown, MA) sent a pass downfield to a running Erskine who put his shot past AMCATS keeper, Jeffre Donahue (Rockland, MA) for the 1-0 lead heading into the half.
• Once the second half was underway, Anna Maria had a great look for the equalizer from Nick Lawrence (Attleboro, MA). Lawrence handled a pass from downfield and shot right into a diving Jonathan Ferrarini (Hanover, MA).
• At 57:47, Danielian scored the eventual game-winner for Emmanuel when he received a pass from Thomas Roberts (Burlington, MA). Danielian corralled a pass from Roberts near the top of the box and blasted a shot in the upper right corner. 
• The Saints posted two more goals later in the contest at 61:09 and 78:16 from Jack Barbour (Hollis, NH) and Dagemawi Beyna (Cambridge, MA) respectively.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Adeyeye's seven shots paced the AMCATS offense, Ryan Todesco (Southwick, MA) was not far behind with five, Alex Nichols (Tinton Falls, NJ) , Steven Makynen (Uxbridge, MA), rounded out the top shot takers with three and two shots respectively. 
• Donahue made eight saves on the afternoon, and Ferrarini also had eight saves for the visitors.
• Anna Maria outshot Emmanuel 12-8 in the second half. However, the Saints held the slight advantage, 25-20.
• The squad took four corners to the Saints one in the second half. Emmanuel ultimately edged out the AMCATS, 7-5.

WHAT'S NEXT

Anna Maria has a few days off before they resume GNAC play on Saturday, October 26 at 1:00 PM at Albertus Magnus. Emmanuel returns home for GNAC action against the University of St. Joesph (CT) on Saturday, October 26 at 12:00 PM.

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