Seahawks shutout Lions for first CCC win

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SEAHAWK MEN'S SOCCER RESULTS

Salve Regina 1, Eastern Nazarene 0
Middletown, Rhode Island - Gaudet Field
Monday, October 10, 2016

Summary
The Salve Regina University men's soccer team earned its first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) victory of the season by defeating Eastern Nazarene 1-0 at Gaudet Field.

Series and Streaks
This was the 29th meeting between the teams. The Seahawks now own a 24-4-1 record in the all-time series and have won 22 straight over the Lions.

Three Stars of the Match
1 – Salve Regina sophomore John Julian (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) - scored his first goal of the season in the 37th minute for the only goal of the afternoon.
2 – Salve Regina junior Christopher Anderson (Trumbull, Conn.) - notched his second assist of the season on Juian's goal.
3 – Eastern Nazarene senior Jameson MacFarland (Jacksonville, Fla.) - made eight saves in the loss for the Lions.

Turning Point
For most of the first half play was happening in the midfield as both teams struggled to possess in the final third. In the 37th John Julian took a pass from Christopher Anderson and in crowd, fired it to the net from 20 yards away. Julian's rolling shot missed the hands of the keeper and ricocheted off the left post and into the goal.

Quick Hits

• The Seahawks outshot the Lions 13-6. The Lions did not record a shot on goal.
• The Seahawks had six corner kicks while the Lions had just one.
• The Seahawks have won 22 straight over the Lions and today's 1-0 margin of victory was the closest since October 30, 2013 when the Seahawks won 1-0 in Quincy, Mass.
• The Seahawks are 6-5 on this date in program history.

Next up

Salve Regina (3-8-1, 1-3-1 CCC) – Wednesday, October 12 at Mitchell, 3 p.m.
Eastern Nazarene (5-6-2, 1-4-0 CCC) – Wednesday, October 12 at Emerson, 6 p.m.