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Vidal's Pair of Goals Propels Men's Soccer Past Western Connecticut

Box Score

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – A pair of goals by senior Matt Vidal (New Bedford, Mass.) were enough to hold strong, as the Corsairs captured their first Little East Conference victory of the season against the Western Connecticut Colonials 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: UMass Dartmouth 2, Western Connecticut 1
Records: UMass Dartmouth (5-3-0) (1-1 LEC)| Western Connecticut (2-5-0) (1-1 LEC) 

How it Happened

The Corsairs jumped out to the early lead, when junior Haden Cordeiro (Dartmouth, Mass.) sprung Vidal past the Colonial defenders in the 20th minute. As Vidal broke through the back line of Western Connecticut, he deposited his shot into the lower right corner past goalkeeper Luca DiCarlo (Waterbury, Conn.) 

The Colonials would even the score in the 83rd minute, when sophomore Chauncey Allers (Wilton, Conn.) corralled a long rebound, surprising the defense and burying the ball into the right bottom corner. 

Four minutes later, Vidal would strike again, this time on a penalty kick. Vidal beat the Colonials keeper to the left side of the net, and the margin would hold through the final three minutes of physical play. 

Inside the Numbers

  • Senior Luis Carranza (New Bedford, Mass.) picked up the win, only needing to make a single save for the Corsairs.
  • DiCarlo took the loss for the Colonials, despite making five saves on the afternoon.
  • This was the third time this year that Vidal has registered a multi-goal game. The first two such outings came against Suffolk and Salve Regina.
  • Vidal and fellow senior captain Stephan Texieira (Brockton, Mass.) led the way for the Corsairs offense with five shots apiece.
  • The Corsairs outshot Western Connecticut 15-8 and possessed a 5-2 advantage in corners.  
  • With the win, the Corsairs beat the Colonials for the first time since Sept. 22nd, 2012. UMass Dartmouth came out on top 1-0 in the regular season matchup.

Up Next

The Corsairs will be back in action when they host Daniel Webster on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. Western Connecticut will travel to Albertus Magnus on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. start.

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