BOSTON, Mass - It was a sunny but windy day at Rotch Field as the Emerson Men's Soccer Team faced the visiting Wheaton College Lyons. Thanks in part to a hat trick by Kevin Gil, Wheaton claimed the win with a final score of 6-2. The Lyons rise to 9-7 overall and 3-2 in the NEWMAC. Emerson drops to 4-10 and 0-5 in conference play.

Wheaton took the first shot of the day as Lions goalie Carter Bowers made his first of 8 saves. Gill opened the game for the Lyons with a goal in the 5th minute. Wheaton fired off three more shots before Michael Williams found the back of the net, extending their lead 2-0. Assist from Curran Wait. Almost twenty minutes passed before Gil would score his second goal of the day to close out the first half, 3-0.

The beginning of the second half saw shots by both teams, but Wheaton scored first again as Noah Kossoff, assist by Louis Chavez, snagged the Lyons 4th goal in the 58th minute. Another 10 minutes ticked off the clock before Emerson's Dan Knight put the Lions on the board, 4-1.

Emerson's Matt Zani scored in the 76th minute, closing the gap 4-2. But Wheaton answered when less than a minute later Gil scored his third and final goal rising the score 5-2.

With only 3 minutes remaining in the match, Williams scored again for Wheaton, closing out the game 6-2. James Bailey was in goal for Wheaton, making 5 saves on 7 total shots and playing the full 90.

Next up for Wheaton is a home game against Coast Guard on October 24th at 1:00pm. The Emerson Lions return to action on October 21st in a home contest against Fisher College at 6:00pm.