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Posted: Sep 29, 2023

Men’s Soccer Fall at Home to the Owls

The assist for Avani Richardson was his second of the season
The assist for Avani Richardson was his second of the season
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North Adams, Mass – The Trailblazers got out to a 2-0 first-half lead but couldn't hold on, allowing three second-half goals to Westfield State in MASCAC action.

THE BASICS:

  • Date: Friday, September 29, 2023
  • Score: Westfield State 3, MCLA 2
  • Records: Westfield State Owls 4-2-1 (MASCAC 3-0-0) | MCLA Trailblazers 3-4-1 (MASCAC 0-2-1)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • MCLA jumped out to an early lead thanks to a goal from Jacob Malburg in the eighth minute. Michael Smith dribbled into the bottom of the box and sent a pass through traffic to a waiting Malburg, who settled the ball down and fired a shot into the lower left corner of the goal, just ahead of the dive of the Owls keeper. The goal was Malburg's third of the season and seventh of his career. Smith's assist is the first of his career.
  • The Trailblazers doubled their lead in the closing minute of the first half on the foot of Marcos Lopez. Off a throw-in by Connor Green to Avani Richardson in the left corner, who passed the ball out to Jacob Richardson for a long shot towards the front of the net. An Owls defender headed out the shot, but it rebounded directly to Marcos Lopez about five yards out of the box. Lopez then had a straight-on strike into the upper right corner of the goal. It was the second time this season that Lopez found the back of the net and the sixth tally of his career. The assist for Avani Richardson was his second of the season, while Jacob Richardson's was his first.
  • The Owls scored their goals in the 54th minute (by Paul Whalley, unassisted), 61st minute (Santino Mazza, assisted by Ryan Denehy and Matthew Allen), and the 89th minute (Mazza, assisted by Carter Hebert).
  • Despite a shaky first half, Luke Theroux improved his season record to 4-2-0 while making nine saves. Trailblazers' keeper Ryan Taylor saw his record drop to 1-4-1.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • The Trailblazers doubled up the Owls in taking 22 shots to the Owls 11. And the edge was even more pronounced in shots on goal, where they held an 11-4 advantage.

UP NEXT:

MCLA will be back in action next Saturday, October 7th, when they travel to Worcester State for a conference matchup with the Lancers at the John F. Coughlin Memorial Field. The teams will take the pitch for a 3 p.m. kickoff.