Springfield, Mass. – Host Springfield College scored three second half goals to remain undefeated in league play, registering a 4-1 win over Clark University on Saturday afternoon in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's soccer action.

The Pride upped its record to 7-1-3 overall, and 4-0 in the league, while Clark is now 5-5-1 overall, 0-3-1 in the league.

Springfield drew first blood late in the first half when Kevin Nowak (Plainsboro, N.J.) dribbled up the right side of the field and found Zach Dutter (Dallas, Pa.) on the left with a cross. Dutter's header found the back of the net to put Springfield up 1-0.

After the halftime break, Springfield got on the board again, this time courtesy of Alex Reilly (Ledyard, Conn.). After a nice save by Clark goalie Ryan King (Brimfield, Mass.), Reilly got the ball on a turnover and fired from 25 yards out, stretching the Pride's lead to 2-0.

Clark responded midway through the second half as Oscar Zapata (Lima, Peru) was fouled deep in the Springfield zone to earn the penalty kick. Zapata zipped his strike past Springfield goalie Brett Bascom (New London, N.H.) on the left to put the Cougars on the board and cut the deficit to 2-1.

 Less than a minute later, the Pride was back on the attack. Senior forward Eric Stalsburg (Old Saybrook, Conn.) sent a cross to Dutter, who headed it in for the second time of the day.

Eight minutes later, Stalsburg added a goal of his own. He beat two Clark defenders to a loose ball and stabbed it into the top left shelf for the Pride's fourth goal of the day, making it 4-1 in favor of the hosts.

King was outstanding in net for the Cougars, turning back a career-high 13 shots, while Bascom needed to stop only two shots to pick up the win.

The Cougars, who have dropped their last two matches by a score of 9-1, will look to snap their skid on Wednesday when they visit Framingham State – the only team to defeat Springfield this season.