MITCHELL SNEAKS PAST PRIDE IN OT, 1-0

WESTON, Mass. – Mitchell College's Frank Williams (Westerly, R.I.) scored on a pass from James Gleason (Old Lyme, Conn.) nearly four minutes into overtime to propel the Mariners past Regis College, 1-0, on Saturday afternoon in NECC men's soccer action. The Pride drops to 5-7 overall and 1-3 in the NECC while Mitchell improves to 3-4-1 and 1-1 in conference play.

Both teams jockeyed for field position throughout the first half. The Pride had its first opportunity of the day when Ricardo Arguetta (Los Angeles, Calif.) lofted a corner kick into the box that Josh Fidalgo (Dorchester, Mass.) was able to get his head on, but the shot sailed wide, leaving the score knotted at 0-0. Later in the half, Angel Aguilar (Silver Spring, Md.) had a breakaway attempt on Mitchell's Kevin Woodford (Niantic, Conn.) that Woodford was able to get a piece of and deflect away. The ball bounced over to Chris Millington (Huntington, N.Y.) but the sophomore forward could not put the goal away as his attempt missed right.

Regis held a 13-3 edge in shots in the first half while also taking four corner kicks compared to Mitchell's two. Woodford turned away both shots he faced in the period while Andrew LaMacchia (Lynn, Mass.) went unchallenged.

The second half was similar to the first as neither team could muster much offense. Mitchell outshot the Pride 7-3 but none of their shots found their mark. LaMacchia made a pair of saves in the period to keep the score tied at 0-0 headed into the extra frame. Mitchell wasted no time in OT as James Gleason forced a turnover at the top of the box and when he turned to face the net, found a streaking Frank Williams, who blasted the ball to the opposite lower corner to help the Mariners grab their first conference win of the season.

The Pride outshot the Mariners 17-12 in the game while each team attempted six corner kicks. The game was sloppy at times as the teams combined for 17 offsides and 29 fouls, including eight cards. Kevin Woodford made a pair of saves in the win while improving to 3-4-1 this year. Andrew LaMacchia allowed the one goal and made three saves in the setback.

Regis returns to action on Tuesday night when the Pride travels to Becker College for an 8:00 p.m. conference match. Mitchell steps out conference play on Wednesday night when they travel to Connecticut College for a 3:30 p.m. game.