Box Score NEW LONDON, Conn.— Sophomore Matt Vidal (New Bedford, Mass. / Dartmouth) registered a season-high four points, on two goals, but it wasn't enough as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men's soccer team fell at Connecticut College, 4-2, this afternoon. The Corsairs suffered their second straight loss to fall to 1-2.
Pat Devlin (Washington, Crossing, Pa.) scored twice from his central midfield post to lead the Camels (2-0), while junior Matthew Bitchell (Byfield, Mass.) recorded three points on a goal and an assist. Ibrahim Mutala (Accra, Ghana) registered two assists.
Connecticut College opened the scoring in the fourth minute of action. Junior Colin Patch (Providence, R.I.) delivered a long pass from midfield down the seam to Mutala in an all-out sprint. Mutala delivered a low cross to Bitchell, who found the back of the net from 10 yards out.
Bitchell narrowly missed out another score with 28 minutes remaining, but the UMass Dartmouth goalkeeper was able to make a one handed save to deflect his blast from point blank range out of play.
But in the 31st minute, the Camels doubled their advantage. Bitchell was the facilitator as he set up Devlin with some open netting and the sophomore tucked one inside the left post for the goal to make it a 2-0 game at the break.
UMass Dartmouth sparked its second half comeback, when Vidal buried a 20-yard blast in the 58th minute of action to halve the hosts' advantage.
The Camels responded though, when Mutala assisted Devlin for his second score of the day in the 59th minute of play. The Corsairs would not go away as Gustavo Dos Santos (Juiz de Fora, Brazi) set up Vidal for his second score with 30:30 remaining in a 3-2 contest.
Connecticut College scored an important insurance marker in the 63rd minute to season the victory. Christian Schmidt (Zionsville, Ind.) tacked on a second half score for the winning side while Austin DaCunha (Brookfield, Conn.) finished with four saves in goal for the Camels.
Sophomore Andrew Deane (Woburn, Mass.) made eight saves in the opening half. Luis Carranza (New Bedford, Mass.) made two saves in the second stanza.
Connecticut College held a 28-to-7 advantage on the shot chart and owned an 8-to-2 edge in corner kicks.
UMass Dartmouth will return to action at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 13, when the Corsairs host Framingham State.
