THE BASICS
Score: Emerson 1, Bates 0
Records: Emerson Lions (1-0-2) ; Bates Bobcats (0-1)
Location: Boston, Mass.
Date: September 5, 2023
The Lead: Behind freshman Thomas Pelino's goal in the 68th minute of the second half, the Emerson men's soccer team snagged their first win of the 2023 season in a 1-0 triumph over Bates on Tuesday night. The win marked the program's first ever victory over a NESCAC team, as well LIam McKersie's first victory as a head coach.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Pelino: one goal
Ben Deeming: one assist
GOALIE
Beckett Hobbs (W, 1-0-2): zero goals allowed with six stops on six shots faced through 90 minutes
BATES
Maura Kalaora & Noah Greiff: two shots
GOALIE
Trevor Hammond (L, 0-1) : one goal allowed with 10 saves on 11 shots faced through 90 minutes
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Neither team was able to find the back of the net through the first 45 minutes of action as the score sat at 0-0 at the break. Emerson out shot Bates, 10-5.
68": With just over 20 minutes gone in the second frame, Emerson finally caught the offensive spark they needed and snagged the 1-0 lead in the 68th minutes. Off a feed from Deeming, Pelino drove through defenders in the box. Using his right foot, Pelino's shot made its way into the top left corner and just past Hammond's fingertips.
-Bates could not break through Emerson's back line and sent just one shot Hobbs' way through the remaining 22 minutes of regulation as the Lions' preserved the 1-0 victory.
UP NEXT
- Emerson takes on crosstown foe, Suffolk, on Saturday, September 9th with kickoff slated for 1:00 p.m.
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