NORTON, Mass. - Clark men's soccer (1-3-2, 0-1-0 NEWMAC) traveled to Wheaton (1-1-3, 1-0-0 NEWMAC) for their NEWMAC opener and fell 1-0 to the Lyons on Sunday afternoon from Keefe Field.

How it Happened

• Senior Andrew DiStefano recorded three saves over the first 18 minutes of the match and junior William Lopez fired a shot in the first minute of the match that went high.
• DiStefano saved a header off a corner in the 32nd minute and registered another save before the half of a 0-0 tie in a defensive battle.
• Junior Lucas Saia nearly gave Clark the lead in the 60th minute with a shot that went just right of the mark.
• In the 74th minute, DiStefano stopped a shot from Alberto Franceschi, but Max Strong was there to follow the shot up and put it in the back of the net to go up 1-0.
• DiStefano registered two more saves to keep it a one goal deficit and in the 84th minute, Michael O'Gara recorded a save on a shot from first-year Kofi Poku as the Lyons recorded a 1-0 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark attempted three shots, with one going on target
• DiStefano recorded 12 saves.

What's Next
The Cougars will return to the pitch on Wednesday night for a home game against UNE beginning at 7:00 p.m.