THE BASICS 

Score: Clark 4, Emerson 0

Records: Emerson Lions (1-5-1, 0-1 NEWMAC) ; Clark Cougars (6-1, 1-0 NEWMAC)

Location: Boston, Mass.

Date: September 21, 2019

The Lead: The Emerson men's soccer team was held scoreless in its NEWMAC opener at Clark and were shutout, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Clark Dean - 2 shots on goal 
Shane Biathrow & Luc Fougere - 1 shot 

Goalie: David Kemp - 4 goals allowed on 19 shots & 15 saves through 90 minutes

CLARK

Sean Munroe & Charlie Lane - 1 goal and 1 assist each
Evan Jurkowski - 1 goal
Alex Nicholson - 1 goal
Alex Maiorano, Cooper Richards & Melvin Vincent - 1 assist 

Goalie: Melvin Vincent - 0 goals allowed on 4 shots & 4 saves through 90 minutes

HOW IT HAPPENED 

17": Lane played a pass right on to the foot of Jurkowski, who fired the pass right past Kemp into the middle of the net to put Clark on top 1-0. 

21": Assisted by Vincent, Munroe received a long pass from the goalie that was played off his toe with a Lions defender on his tail and knocked the ball over Kemp as the Cougars extended its lead to 2-0. 

47": Emerson eyed a three goal deficit right out the gate of the second half after Lane tallied his second goal of the game with the Lions in a 3-0 hole. 

81": Cooper Richards crossed a pass right into the box and Nicholson finished it with a strike into the bottom righthand corner of the net. 

UP NEXT 

• Emerson treks to Lesley on Tuesday, September 24 at 8:00 p.m. 
• Clark takes on Keene State on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30 p.m. 

STAY LIVE WITH THE LIONS 

• Stay updated on the Emerson men's soccer team and follow the Lions on Twitter,  Facebook and Instagram, as well as Emerson Athletics on Twitter @EmersonLions for all things Lions. Also, be sure to tune into Emerson Channel Sports to watch games live!