WORCESTER, Mass. – Clark University men's soccer (5-8-3, 1-4-2 NEWMAC) hosted Springfield College (6-8-1, 2-3-1 NEWMAC) for Senior Day, closing out the home portion of the regular season. Both teams scored in the first half but couldn't find a winner in the second, resulting in a 1-1 draw.

How it Happened

• Both teams exchanged some wild shots in the early minutes before senior Mauro Perez Colon recorded the first shot on goal in the 31st minute.

• The scoring opened shortly after, as first-year Shahmeer Waseem won the race to a rebound in front of goal and poked the ball across to junior Carter Benoff for the tap-in finish, giving Clark a 1-0 lead.

• Springfield found an answer in the 42nd minute when a perfect cross from Talan Bradley connected with the head of Parker Thornton for the equalizer, sending the game into halftime tied 1-1.

• Senior Diego Marin kept the game even in the second half, making three saves in the span of a minute. 

• Benoff added a shot on goal in the 70th minute but couldn't find the go-ahead strike.

• Marin made two more saves down the stretch, including one in the 85th minute, as the match ended in a 1-1 stalemate.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark tallied 22 shots in the game, six of which landed on goal, while earning four corners and drawing eight fouls.

• Benoff scored his second goal of the season, becoming the fifth Cougar to reach that mark. 

• Waseem recorded his first career assist on the play.

• Marin finished with six saves, including five in the second half.

What's Next

The Scarlet and White close out the regular season on Wednesday with a 7:00 PM road matchup at Salve Regina.