Box Score Worcester, Mass. – Clark and visiting
Springfield played to a 2-2 draw in New England Men's and Women's
Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's soccer action on Saturday at
Granger Soccer Field.
The tie leaves the Cougars mark at 5-5-2 and 1-1-2 in league
play, while the Pride are now 9-3-1 and 1-1-2 in conference
action.
Clark opened the scoring in the 29th when Baran
Doenmez (Dublin, N.H.) took a feed from Jacob
Stern (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and found the back of the net for
an early Cougar advantage.
Things stayed that way until the early moments of the second
half when Ryan Malone and Scott Donofrio teamed up for Springfield
to even the score at the 50:07 mark.
The Scarlet and White answered back almost immediately, when
Adrian
Blackadar (Warwick, R.I.) set up Doenmez to give the
Cougars a 2-1 lead.
Clark looked to be in position to collect the win until Eric
Stalsburg registered an unassisted tally in the 83rd minute to send
the match into overtime.
Both teams had scoring chances in extra time but neither could
convert.
Springfield held a slight edge in shots (15-13) but the teams
were even corner kicks with six apiece.
Cougar netminder Ryan
King (Brimfield, Mass.) made four stops for Clark
while Chris Walton turned back five shots for the Pride.
Springfield returns to action on Wednesday when they host
Williams, while the Cougars return to action on Saturday when they
host RPI.