NEW LONDON, Conn. (November 3, 2026) – The No. 4-seeded United States Coast Guard Academy scored twice within a six-minute span in the second half to slip past No. 5 Emerson College in first round play of the 2026 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Soccer Tournament at Nitchman Field tonight.
Coast Guard (9-6-3, 3-3-2 NEWMAC) advances to Friday's NEWMAC Tournament Semifinal at top-seeded Babson College (10-2-5, 5-0-3 NEWMAC) at 1 p.m. Emerson sees its season come to a close at 9-6-4 overall, including 2-3-2 in NEWMAC play to earn a postseason berth for the third-straight year.
Sophomore Elliot Belton and senior Naveen Jayareem scored second half goals for Coast Guard to erase Emerson's halftime lead. Senior Samuel Linkous kept Coast Guard alive with two saves in each half for the Bears.
Sophomore Carlo Carson spotted Emerson a halftime lead with his team-leading eighth goal of the season from a low angle on the left side with nine minutes remaining in the first half off a feed from first year Angel Nunez.
Belton knotted the score in the 66th minute with his first goal of the season, assisted by senior Cole Miller. Jayareem pushed the Bears in front only 5:43 later off a free kick just outside the right side of the 18, assisted by sophomore Josiah Rodriguez.
Sophomore Asa Roberts finished with one save in the Emerson goal.
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